The Sheik by E.M. Hull

I have several back copies of This England magazine passed on to me by a friend and came across an article about Edith Maude Henderson (E.M.Hull). After visiting Algeria as a child and subsequent visits to the Sahara, she wrote many novels with a North Africa setting. The 1920s books were considered scandalous at the time. The Sheik was made into a movie starring Rudolph Valentino. Thanks to a team of volunteers who have retyped the books and made them available in digital form, they are easily accessible for Kindle (The Sheik is currently free).