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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Details

Genre	Award Winner; Grier Rated; Checklist by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Fiction; Pulp
Copyright Date	1928
Publication Date	1929
Publisher	Covici Friede
Format	Hardcover
No. of Pages	447
Award	Publishing Triangle’s 100 Best Lesbian and Gay Novels
Notes	The Victory Edition, 225 numbered copies, title page by S. A. Jacobs, two volumes.
Language	English
Rating	Great
Original Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Rare	Yes
Award	Publishing Triangle’s 100 Best Lesbian and Gay Novels
BookID	14370

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall