Discuss classic ebooks with other readers. Click event title for Zoom links. Contact Lissa at classicsmodern@tscpl.org for help with the Zoom link, Facebook group or questions.
Talk face-to-face on Zoom at either session, Tuesday evening 7-8pm or Wednesday afternoon 2-3pm.
The Sheik by E. M. Hull is one of the most widely read novels of the 1920s, and forever fixed in the popular imagination in the film version starring the irresistible Rudolph Valentino. The Sheik is recognized as the immediate precursor to the modern romance novel. Diana Mayo is young, beautiful, wealthy-and independent. Bored by the eligible bachelors and endless parties of the English aristocracy, she arranges for a horseback trek through the Algerian desert. Two days into her adventure, Diana is kidnapped ... what follows is a tale of mystery, power, and exotic love fulfilled. Check out the ebook from Hoopla or Overdrive/Libby. Download the ebook from Project Gutenberg. Download the audiobook from Librivox. View the 1921 silent film.
Tuesday July 5, 2022 7-8 pm Zoom Link: https://tscpl.zoom.us/j/94843451681?pwd=cVRBV09RT01wTWRxUDRRMGFCWVJ6Zz09
Wednesday July 6, 2022 2-3 pm Zoom Link: https://tscpl.zoom.us/j/98302590636?pwd=cm9HaE42bGxHOEsvWmtMdkhxc1RWUT09
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Books/Authors/Writing |
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