Radclyffe Hall was a Great English eccentric. She is most famous today for 'The Well of Loneliness ' which she wrote in 1928. A novel about lesbian love 'Congenital inverts' the book was suppresed both here and in the U.S., and caused Radclyffe to be put on trial under the obscene publications act. Vita Sackville West and Virginia Woolf, both of whom had had lesbian affairs, refused to be witnesses; Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote her supportive letters. Based on her own life, The Well of Loneliness tells the story of Sir ...
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Radclyffe Hall was a Great English eccentric. She is most famous today for 'The Well of Loneliness ' which she wrote in 1928. A novel about lesbian love 'Congenital inverts' the book was suppresed both here and in the U.S., and caused Radclyffe to be put on trial under the obscene publications act. Vita Sackville West and Virginia Woolf, both of whom had had lesbian affairs, refused to be witnesses; Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote her supportive letters. Based on her own life, The Well of Loneliness tells the story of Sir Philip and Lady Gordon and their daughter who they baptise Stephen. It becomes apparent that Stephen is not like the other girls : she learns to fence and hunt, wears breeches and longs to cut her hair. When she reaches maturity she falls passionately in love with another woman. The book was banned as obscene after a notorious and dramatic trial. It remains a classic story of Lesbian love.
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First Edition Thus. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Based on Radclyffe Hall's own life, this novel tells the story of Sir Philip and Lady Gordon and their daughter whom they baptise Stephen. It soon becomes apparent that Stephen is not like other girls and when she reaches maturity, she falls in love with another woman. Introduction by Diana Souhami. ISBN: 0297819542 Pages: 464 Fine in fine dust jacket.
A good read.condition very good and delivered well within quoted timescale
myhabitus
Jun 4, 2009
This book was great
If you're looking to curl up with a good, depressing book then this is for you. Don't expect to feel uplifted reading this book. However, it is an excellent read.
