The Well of Loneliness
$28.20
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2015
Summary
A ground-breaking and moving lesbian novel that was banned in Britain on first publication.
This Pride month, discover the groundbreaking and moving lesbian novel that rocked the British establishment.
As a little girl, Stephen Gordon always felt different. A talent for sport, a hatred of dresses, and a preference for solitude were not considered suitable for a young lady of the Victorian upper-class. But when Stephen grows up and falls passionately in love with another woman,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784870324 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784870323 |
| Author: | Radclyffe Hall |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
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Critics Review
Passionately felt and courageous
Passionately felt and courageous * Spectator *
A pioneering lesbian novel * Daily Telegraph *
Beautifully written and constructed, with delightful prose. It is the standard-bearer; the lesbian The Grapes of Wrath – Lee Lynch
Radclyffe Hall
Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, writing under the pen name Radclyffe Hall, was born in Bournemouth on August 12, 1880. She received her education at King’s College, London, and continued her studies in Germany.
Hall was celebrated for her open homosexuality, a theme explored in her most famous novel, The Well of Loneliness (1928). This semi-autobiographical work is the only one of her eight novels to feature overt lesbian themes. The frank portrayal of lesbianism in The Well of Loneliness led to an obscenity trial, and the novel was banned, with its appeal refused, resulting in the destruction of all copies in Britain. The United States eventually permitted its publication after an extended legal battle.
She also authored several poetry collections, including Twixt Earth and Stars: Poems (1906) and Songs of Three Counties and Other Poems (1913). Her novel Adam’s Breed (1926), a nuanced depiction of a restaurant keeper’s life, received the Prix Femina and the 1927 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.
Radclyffe Hall passed away in 1943 at the age of 68, due to cancer.
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