The Well of Loneliness

Authors: Hall, Radclyffe
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
BISAC/Subject: FIC004000, FIC043000, FIC018000
ISBN: 9780735253933, Related ISBNs: 0735253935, 9780735253933
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 406,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: The Well of Loneliness is the fifth and best-known novel by English author and poet Radclyffe Hall. Becoming a runaway bestseller in its notoriety, it was originally banned by the British after a legal trial and all copies were ordered to be destroyed due to its lesbian plot and characters. After years and appeals, the novel’s ban was overturned, and today it remains one of the most formative and influential lesbian works of the twentieth century.
      The novel tells the story of a tomboyish and aristocratic Stephen, who hunts, wears pants, and cuts her hair short—and comes to realize she’s attracted to women. She grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer, and a loyal lover. But while Stephen’s ambitious drive her, society confines her, and she’s forced into desperate actions.

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