Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1875-1956 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
3 A boxes and 2 OS objects
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Edith Maud Hull (1880-1947) (née Henderson) was an author who wrote using the pseudonym EM Hull. She was also known as Edith Maud Winstanley. She was born in London to James Henderson, a Liverpool shipowner, and Katie Thorne, of New Brunswick, Canada. In her youth she travelled in Algeria, which may have provided the inspiration for her later novels. She married Percy Winstanley Hull (b 1869), a gentleman pig farmer of Derbyshire, in the early 1900s. They lived at The Knowle, the Hull family estate in Hazelwood, Derbyshire, and had one daughter, Cecil Winstanley Hull. EM Hull began to write romantic fiction during the First World War while her husband was serving in the military. Her first and most famous novel, The Sheik (1919), was a bestseller, and was made into a phenomenally successful film starring Rudolph Valentino. It was considered exotic and shocking at the time, contributing to the fashion for the 'desert romance' genre of fiction and turning EM Hull into a bestselling novelist. She went on to write seven more books, including Sons of the Sheik (1925), which was also made into a film with Valentino. EM Hull died at home in Hazelwood, Derbyshire on 14 Feb 1947.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
GB 106 7EMH 1875-1956 fonds 3 A boxes and 2 OS objects Hull , Edith Maud , 1880-1947 , nee Henderson , writer
Edith Maud Hull (1880-1947) (née Henderson) was an author who wrote using the pseudonym EM Hull. She was also known as Edith Maud Winstanley. She was born in London to James Henderson, a Liverpool shipowner, and Katie Thorne, of New Brunswick, Canada. In her youth she travelled in Algeria, which may have provided the inspiration for her later novels. She married Percy Winstanley Hull (b 1869), a gentleman pig farmer of Derbyshire, in the early 1900s. They lived at The Knowle, the Hull family estate in Hazelwood, Derbyshire, and had one daughter, Cecil Winstanley Hull. EM Hull began to write romantic fiction during the First World War while her husband was serving in the military. Her first and most famous novel, The Sheik (1919), was a bestseller, and was made into a phenomenally successful film starring Rudolph Valentino. It was considered exotic and shocking at the time, contributing to the fashion for the 'desert romance' genre of fiction and turning EM Hull into a bestselling novelist. She went on to write seven more books, including Sons of the Sheik (1925), which was also made into a film with Valentino. EM Hull died at home in Hazelwood, Derbyshire on 14 Feb 1947.
It would appear that this material once belonged to Cecil Winstanley Hull, EM Hull's daughter, to whom rights in the books passed on her death, and has remained in the family since. The material was deposited with The Women's Library by a member of the family in 2001.
The archive consists of birth and marriage certificates (1876-1880); film, theatre and publishers' contracts for EM Hull's works (1919-1956); one photograph thought to be EM Hull in her wedding dress (one of the only known photographs of the author) (c.1900); one copy of Sir Walter Scott's Poetical Works (1865) that belonged to EM Hull's father James Henderson; an article by Cecil Hull 'Six Weeks in Southern Algeria' (1930); Edith Maud Hull's suitcase; the following eight books by Edith Maud Hull inscribed to her daughter Cecil Winstanley Hull:
*E M Hull, The Sheik, 1921, Small Maynard and Co
*E M Hull, The Shadow of the East, 1921, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Desert Healer, 1923, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, Camping in the Sahara, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Sons of the Sheik, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Lion Tamer, 1928, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Captive of the Saharah, 1931, Dodd, Mead and Co
*E M Hull, The Forest of Terrible Things, 1939, Hutchinson and Company
These were popularly known as 'Desert Romances' and in 2005 were still classed by many booksellers as 'Erotic Fiction'. The archive provides an insight into the contractual and financial affairs of a popular female novelist of the early 20th century.
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit. Two items (a suitcase and a photograph) are currently unavailable, awaiting conservation.
English
The Women's Library uses Mary Evans Picture Library (MEPL) to provide images from its collections, see www.maryevans.com.
For a copy of the attached image please contact MEPL, quoting the MEPL image reference 10096313. [Note: this is an MEPL-owned image, please apply to MEPL for all reproduction queries]
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
25/02/2008 Scott , Sir , Walter , 1771-1832 , 1st Baronet , writer and barrister Women Travel Travel abroad Prose Novels Literature Literary forms and genres Popular literature Authors Women authors Hull , Edith Maud , 1880-1947 , nee Henderson , writer Hull , Cecil Winstanley , b c 1900 , photographer Algeria North Africa Sex Sex distribution
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
It would appear that this material once belonged to Cecil Winstanley Hull, EM Hull's daughter, to whom rights in the books passed on her death, and has remained in the family since. The material was deposited with The Women's Library by a member of the family in 2001.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
The archive consists of birth and marriage certificates (1876-1880); film, theatre and publishers' contracts for EM Hull's works (1919-1956); one photograph thought to be EM Hull in her wedding dress (one of the only known photographs of the author) (c.1900); one copy of Sir Walter Scott's Poetical Works (1865) that belonged to EM Hull's father James Henderson; an article by Cecil Hull 'Six Weeks in Southern Algeria' (1930); Edith Maud Hull's suitcase; the following eight books by Edith Maud Hull inscribed to her daughter Cecil Winstanley Hull:
*E M Hull, The Sheik, 1921, Small Maynard and Co
*E M Hull, The Shadow of the East, 1921, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Desert Healer, 1923, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, Camping in the Sahara, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Sons of the Sheik, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Lion Tamer, 1928, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
*E M Hull, The Captive of the Saharah, 1931, Dodd, Mead and Co
*E M Hull, The Forest of Terrible Things, 1939, Hutchinson and Company
These were popularly known as 'Desert Romances' and in 2005 were still classed by many booksellers as 'Erotic Fiction'. The archive provides an insight into the contractual and financial affairs of a popular female novelist of the early 20th century.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit. Two items (a suitcase and a photograph) are currently unavailable, awaiting conservation.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
English
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
The Women's Library uses Mary Evans Picture Library (MEPL) to provide images from its collections, see www.maryevans.com.
For a copy of the attached image please contact MEPL, quoting the MEPL image reference 10096313. [Note: this is an MEPL-owned image, please apply to MEPL for all reproduction queries]
Related units of description
Notitie Publicaties
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Alternative identifier(s)
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels