The Well of Loneliness

The Well of Loneliness
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Publisher : Hesperus Press
Total Pages : 607
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ISBN-10 : 9781780942698
ISBN-13 : 1780942699
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Book Synopsis The Well of Loneliness by : Radclyffe Hall

Download or read book The Well of Loneliness written by Radclyffe Hall and published by Hesperus Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banned on publication in 1928, a classic of lesbian literature and a powerful novel of love between women, social isolation, rejection, and contradictionBorn into an aristocratic family at the end of the Victorian age, Stephen Gordon is so named by parents who had longed for a boy. So begins a life of contradiction and isolation. Attracted to girls and women from an early age, Stephen's masculine appearance is accentuated by her preference for men's clothing and unfeminine mannerisms. When her first, burgeoning affair is cut short by social scandal, she moves to London and becomes a writer. When war breaks out she volunteers as an ambulance driver on the Western Front, and falls hopelessly in love with a comrade. The subject of considerable media attention and legal action since its first publication in 1928, The Well of Loneliness can be considered a semi-autobiographical treatment of the personal and familial struggles of the author set against the epoch-defining events of the Edwardian era and World War I. It remains startlingly affecting today and its treatment of sexuality and gender issues continues to inspire study and debate.


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