A book ahead of its timeĪt the time it was published, the story of same-sex love between women was a topic that was rarely written about outside of scientific textbooks. Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society. The Well of Loneliness is a semi-autobiographical story of Radclyffe Hall’s own life. It shocked some members “proper” society and served as an awakening to others who felt isolated by repressive social mores. Once denounced as immoral, it has also been praised as a courageous work of literature. The semi-autobiographical novel about a young woman’s coming to terms with her lesbian identity, and perhaps more to the point, her maleness, caused a furor when first published in England. Since its first appearance in 1928, The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1880 – 1943) has spurred much discussion and controversy.
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