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The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall
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Description for The Well of Loneliness
Paperback. 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 in love with another woman, her standing in the county and her place at the home she loves become untenable. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
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, her standing in the county and a place at the home she loves becomes untenable.
Stephen must set off to discover whether there is anywhere in the world that will have her.
The complete and enhanced edition contains extra information and archival ... Read more
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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784870324
SKU
V9781784870324
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About Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall, the pen name of Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, was born in Bournemouth on 12 August 1880. She was educated at King’s College, London, and later undertook further studies in Germany. Hall was renowned for her open homosexuality, a subject dealt with in her best-known novel, The Well of Loneliness (1928), a semi-autobiographical work and the only one of her eight ... Read more
Reviews for The Well of Loneliness
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
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