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The well of loneliness and native american alternative gender traditions tara princehughes pierce college p ublished in 1928 to a stormy censorship trial, radclyffe hall s the well of loneliness portrays the life of stephen gordon, an invert 1 who longs to be part of her rural english community and to undertake the responsibilities of. She published five volumes of poetry and seven novels. She was, however, known to her friends simply as john. The well of loneliness is a novel that follows an upperclass englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in world war i. Published in 1928, the well of loneliness, by british author radclyffe hall, was a sensation at the time for its depiction of a lesbian relationship. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Free download or read online the well of loneliness pdf epub book.

A powerful novel of love between women, the well of loneliness brought about the most famous legal trial for. A talent for sport, a hatred of dresses and a preference for solitude were not considered suitable for a young lady of the victorian upperclass. The well of loneliness tells the story of tomboyish stephen, who hunts, wears trousers and cuts her hair short and who gradually comes to realise. Marguerite radclyffehall 18831943 was born in hampshire and educated at kings college cambridge. Discover the groundbreaking and moving lesbian novel that rocked the british establishment. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall free ebooks.

Marguerite radclyffe hall was born on 12th august 1880, in bournemouth, england. Troubridge shared her home with her lover radclyffe hall, writer of the landmark novel of lesbian love, the well of loneliness. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by radclyffe hall. The main characters of this fiction, lgbt story are stephen gordon. Hall s first novel the unlit lamp 1924 was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. New to penguin modern classics, the seminal work of gay literature that sparked an infamous legal trial for obscenity and went on to become a bestseller. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The history and legacy surrounding the well of loneliness. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall free mobi epub ebooks download. Radclyffe hall at the well of loneliness download ebook. Pdf the well of loneliness book by radclyffe hall free. The well of loneliness, describing the lesbian invert stephen, was banned on publication in 1928. Two years later she received the eichelbergher humane award. As a little girl stephen gordon always felt different.