A subsequent obscenity trial generated significant publicity for the book, and it has since. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 414 pages and is available in paperback format. Jan 02, 2005 hall, a flamboyant lesbian, wrote the well of loneliness to put my pen at the service of some of the most misunderstood people in the world. Download the opposite of loneliness book pdf epub mobi. Imagine growing up with people judging you and condemning you because you are some notquitedefinably. Stephen feels directly responsible, since she had insisted it would be okay to leave that night. The well of loneliness pdf book by radclyffe hall read online or free download in epub, pdf or mobi ebooks. Pdf download the well of loneliness free nwc books. Published in 1928 to a stormy censorship trial, radclyffe halls the well. The well of loneliness ebook by radclyff hall 1230000197923.
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The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, unknown edition. The well of loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. The novel is about stephen gordon, a young englishwoman who is a lesbian, in a time when acceptance of this lifestyle was nonexistent. The well of loneliness is a 1928 novel by british author radclyffe hall. However, the two books actually share striking similarities, particularly because the protagonists of both books anne and stephen, respectivelycan be read as homosexual characters. It follows the life of stephen gordon, an englishwoman from an upperclass family whose sexual inversion homosexuality is apparent from an early age. Benedict wells the end of loneliness read and download. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall is a controversial novel that was banned at the time of its publication in 1928. The well of loneliness project gutenberg australia. Halls model of god as it relates to inversion now known as queerness in the well of loneliness. This zine is a reprint by the lesbian herstory archives of radclyffe halls 1934 letter about her novel the well of loneliness. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall free ebooks.
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The well of loneliness is an engaging story that shows the challenges, indignities suffered and, yes, the loneliness of being gay, particularly at the time this book was written. Dec 06, 2020 the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, unknown edition, stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by radclyffe hall. Published in 1928 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in fiction, lgbt books. Aug 04, 2015 excerpted from the well of loneliness, by radclyff hall, first published 1928. Among men between the ages of 2544 and who live alone, they report. The well of loneliness is a 1928 book written by radclyffe hall about homosexuality.
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It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. Lesbian novel was danger to nation uk news the guardian. Download the well of loneliness wordsworth classics pdf. This book represents the first publication of original writing by radclyffe hall, author of the well of loneliness, in over fifty years. Hall wrote many books but is best known for the well of loneliness, first publish. Pronounced obscene following a sensational trial, the book has become a cultural icon as well as a source of considerable debate, especially among feminists, lesbians, and. Coping with loneliness 6 theory and facts loneliness according to michael floods report 2005 titled loneliness in australia, the following facts are relevant about loneliness. The well of loneliness project gutenberg selfpublishing. She attended the trial in november 1928 dressed in a. Pdf the well of loneliness download online ebook sumo. Marguerite radclyffe hall was born on 12th august 1880, in bournemouth, england. The well of loneliness essays are academic essays for citation.
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I n 1928, as she was preparing to appear as a defense witness in the pros ecution of radclyffe halls novel the well of loneliness 1928 for ob. Stephen knew well and puddle knew also that this book fell far short of its authors. Her work wavers between the various positions that read homosexuality as both a. Banned upon publication due to its lesbian theme, it tells the story of stephen gordon, an upperclass englishwoman and who struggles as a lesbian with the confines of society. Well of loneliness do not appear to share much in common.
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