Radclyffe hall at the well of loneliness download pdf. Signed limited edition, number 5 of 225 copies signed by radclyffe hall, printed on van gelder handmade paper. The well of loneliness isbn 9781784870324 pdf epub. In his introductory comment, havelock ellis writes. Hall was educated at kings college, london, and then attended school in germany. The distributed proofreaders canada ebook of the well of. In the united states the book survived legal challenges in new york state and in. As a little girl stephen gordon always felt different. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall free ebooks.
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Halls novel the well of loneliness a gloomy account of the struggles of a congenital invert that even. Radclyff hall to our three selves authors note all the characters in thi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This early work by radclyffe hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Born marguerite radclyffehall in 1880, hall wrote eight novels, the most famous being the well of loneliness. So far as i know, it is the first english novel which presents, in a completely faithful and uncompromising form, one particular aspect of sexual life as it exists among us today. The well of loneliness is a novel that follows an upperclass englishwoman who falls in love with another woman while serving as an ambulance driver in world war i. Jan 07, 2014 buy the well of loneliness wordsworth classics. Radclyffe hall born marguerite radclyffe hall on 12 august 1880 7 october 1943 was an english poet and author, best known for the. If one thinks of the well of loneliness as having been written by a homophobic, sexist straight man then it begins to make sense. She is angry, bitter and twisted and she wants the world to know it.
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After an unhappy childhood, she inherited her fathers estate and from then on was free to travel and live as she chose. Hall s first novel the unlit lamp 1924 was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. Photograph of radclyffe hall pasted next to the title page of a typescript of her novel the well of loneliness. The well of loneliness by hall, radclyffe used books and. Radclyffe hall, english writer whose novel the well of loneliness 1928 created a scandal and was banned for a time in britain for its treatment of lesbianism. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, stephen is forced into desperate actions. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond read online the well of loneliness via our pdf reader.
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First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. Its author, radclyffe hall, was already well known as a writer and west end celebrity, but the fame and notoriety of that one book has all but eclipsed a literary output of some halfdozen other novels and several volumes of poetry. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall is a controversial novel that was banned at the time of its publication in 1928. Click download or read online button to get the well of loneliness book now. Radclyffe hall, the pen name of marguerite radclyffe hall, was born in bournemouth, england in 1880 and was an english poet and author of eight novels. The well of loneliness addressed its themes in a subtle and completely nongraphic manner, and yet, shortly after its publication, copies of the book were. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. Pdf the well of loneliness download full pdf book download. A talent for sport, a hatred of dresses and a preference for solitude were not considered suitable for a young lady of the victorian. That same year also saw publication of the unlit lamp, the first work for which hall was known as simply radclyffe hall. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by radclyffe hall. Marguerite radclyffe hall 12 august 1880 7 october 1943 was an english poet and author.
The well of loneliness is a 1928 book written by radclyffe hall about homosexuality. The well of loneliness is a lesbian novel by british author radclyffe hall that was first published in 1928 by jonathan cape. Radclyffe hall loneliness by dickson lovat abebooks. Buy the well of loneliness by hall, radclyffe from amazons fiction books store. The well of loneliness tells the story of tomboyish stephen, who hunts, wears trousers and cuts her hair short and who gradually comes to realise.
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A sapphic chronicle by lovat dickson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Born marguerite radclyffe hall in 1880, hall wrote eight novels, the most famous being the well of loneliness. She died in 1943 and is buried in highgate cemetery in london. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hall intended her novel as both a work of art and a means of gaining sympathy and recognition for samesex love. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Two years later she received the eichelbergher humane award. The well of loneliness, the most important novel of hall s career, was published in 1928 to immediate sensation and controversy. Stephen gordon is an ideal child of aristocratic parents a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Pdf the well of loneliness download read online free. The well of loneliness isbn 9781473374089 pdf epub. The well of loneliness was banned for obscenity when. The well of loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928.
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