The Well of Loneliness

Radclyffe Hall

First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall’s own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career.

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Front cover text:

THE WELL OF LONELINESS

COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED

Denounced, banned, and applauded – the strange love story of a girl who stood midway between the sexes.

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Back cover text:

‘Why can’t I be normal?’

THE WELL OF LONELINESS by Radclyffe Hall has been denounced as immoral and praised as a fine and courageous piece of work.

It is the life story of Stephen Gordon, a sensitive girl whose parents ardently desired a son in her place. How Stephen developed a natural tendency toward masculinity, her tortured adolescence, and her love that the world – even her mother – condemned, is the theme of this extraordinary book.

The frankness and sincerity of Radclyffe Hall’s story, her delicate treatment of a difficult subject, will make this book as fascinating, thrilling – and thought-provoking – for you as for the millions who have already read it.

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Genre	Award Winner; Grier Rated; Checklist by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Fiction; Pulp
Copyright Date	1928
Publication Date	1974
Publisher	Pocket Book
Format	Mass Market Paperback
No. of Pages	437
Award	Publishing Triangle’s 100 Best Lesbian and Gay Novels
Notes	A*** rating in Grier
Language	English
Rating	Great
Original Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Award	Publishing Triangle’s 100 Best Lesbian and Gay Novels
BookID	14360

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