The well of loneliness project gutenberg australia. Radclyffe halls the well of loneliness, not a trans novel i am in an college class that is currently covering radclyffe halls iconic lesbian novel, the well of loneliness. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall is a controversial novel that was banned at the time of its publication in 1928. Watson to find himself once more in the untidy room of the first floor in baker street which had been the startingpoint of so many remarkable adventures.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by radclyffe hall. Loneliness project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The well of loneliness penguin modern classics kindle. The well of loneliness has been known as the lesbian bible and was written in 1928. The book was banned for obscenity because its main character is a lesbian, and it subsequently became a notorious bestseller, thrusting hall into a literary rogues gallery of fame. I never really cared for london, but it is at the same time idle to deny its fascination. Radclyffe halls the well of loneliness, a candid, semiautobiographical novel about coming to terms with a lesbian identity, brought to the forefront the question of whether or not the frank portrayal of lesbianism in a book was grounds for charges of obscenity. The project gutenberg ebook of the house of quiet, by arthur. As a man loved a woman, that was how i lovedit was good, good, good stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parent. March 2015 project gutenberg of australia ebooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in australia, unless a notice is. Western worlds greatest books project gutenberg 500 great books by. Reflecting on the well of loneliness internet archive.
For details of recent additions see our posted list. She attended the trial in november 1928 dressed in a. Best books ever listings bookshelf project gutenberg. Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society for its unfair treatment of gays and lesbians. The well of loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the british author radclyffe hall. Meanwhile i lived a lonely sort of life, with two or three close intimates. This 67page guide for the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 56 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.
Auriol, or the elixir of lifetexthtmlboscobel, or the royal oaktexthtmlguy fawkes, or the gunpowder treasonhtmljack sheppard a romancetexthtmlthe lancashire witches a romance of pendle foresttexthtmlthe leaguer of lathomhtmlold saint pauls a tale of the plague and the firetexthtml. The well of lonelinesss obscenity trial on august 19, 1928, less than a month after the publication of the well of loneliness, james douglas article a book that must be suppressed appeared in the sunday express, stating. The title you have selected the well of loneliness is a post1923 publication by an author who died more than 50 years ago. Radclyffe hall quotes author of the well of loneliness. Deep within the forest, beyond the moor of loneliness, shall her childish days be. 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. But now we know chronic loneliness can make you sick. 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. The project gutenberg ebook of celtic tales, by louey chisholm this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. She began her literary career by writing verses, which. Jan 01, 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. Halls bestknown work was the well of loneliness, the only one of her eight novels to have overt lesbian themes.
The project gutenberg ebook of human alltoohuman, part 1, by friedrich wilhelm nietzsche this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Review the well of loneliness is a pathbreaking novel. Radclyffe hall born marguerite radclyffe hall on 12 august 1880 7 october 1943 was an english poet and author, best known for the novel the well of loneliness. The project gutenberg etext of the well at the worlds. Add to cart buy now add to wishlist remove from wishlist. The novel is about stephen gordon, a young englishwoman who is a lesbian, in a time when acceptance of this lifestyle was nonexistent. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english third printing, december, 1928. Another treatment for both loneliness and depression is dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs can ease feelings of depression and loneliness among some sufferers. Not only adults are affected, but increasingly young people as well. 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. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall goodreads. In australia, canada, and the united states, it is a part of many middle school reading lists, but it is also on many challenged book lists and appeared on the american library association s.
The project gutenberg ebook of the narrative of the life of frederick douglass, by frederick douglass this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 414 pages and is available in paperback format. The well of loneliness is a lesbian novel by british author radclyffe hall that was first. 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. Halls first novel the unlit lamp 1924 was a lengthy and grim tale that proved hard to sell. Radclyff hall a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0609021h. The adventure of the mazarin stone first published in. Banned novel radclyffe halls the well of loneliness. Marguerite radclyffe hall was born on 12th august 1880, in bournemouth, england.
The little prince project gutenberg selfpublishing. The project gutenberg ebook of celtic tales, by louey chisholm. Famously sparking an obscenity trial, this 1928 bookwhich the times literary supplement called the archetypal lesbian novelfollows stephen, a woman who wears pants and short hair and realizes shes attracted to women. Kupshik and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Not very far from uptononsevern between it, in fact, and the malvern hills stands the country seat of the gordons of bramley. Charting her romantic and professional adventures during the first world war and beyond, the novel provoked a furore on first publication in 1928 for its lesbian. I saw you borrowed well of loneliness from the library. Pdf the well of loneliness book by radclyffe hall free. The female lead, stephen, leads a tomboyish childhood. The well of loneliness penguin modern classics kindle edition by hall, radclyffe. This study used a large and representative german adult sample to investigate loneliness.
Sexual inversion was believed to be an inborn reversal of gender traits. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stephen is a lesbian but, growing up, doesnt know what she. Read the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall available from rakuten kobo.
Marguerite radclyffehall, preferred to be called john. Reading and reassessing the construction of gender and. The well of loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. First published july 1928 in england by jonathan cape, the well was soon seized and criminalized for violating the obscene. The giver won the 1994 newbery medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. Norwegian book clubs in oslo 2002 in 2002, the editors of the norwegian book clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in. Hall was renowned for her open homosexuality, a subject dealt with in her bestknown novel, the well of loneliness 1928, a semiautobiographical work and the only one of her eight novels to deal with overt lesbian themes. The project gutenberg ebook of the well at the worlds end, by william morris this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The well of loneliness project gutenberg selfpublishing. Loneliness has been linked with depression, and is thus a risk factor for suicide.
The classic of lesbian fiction kindle edition by hall, radclyffe. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. Raftery was dead, there was nothing to hold her, she was freewhat a terrible thing could be freedom. Told me, as well as two collections of poems, a childrens book and a study of the. Hall 18801943 was legendary in her own timeor infamous, some might sayfor her fifth novel, the well of loneliness 1928. It would give him an unprecedented opportunity to once and for all correlate loneliness to the. Published in 1928, the well of loneliness deals with the life of stephen gordon, a masculine lesbian who, like hall herself, identifies as an invert. Originally published in 1928, radclyffe halls the well of loneliness is the. The well of loneliness wordsworth classics kindle edition by hall, radclyffe, saxey, esther. The book itself is more about gender than orientation.
The well of loneliness is the thinly disguised story of radclyffe halls own life. The novel has become a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. The project gutenberg ebook of human, alltoohuman volume. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the well of loneliness wordsworth classics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the well of loneliness. Sexual inversion is a term used by sexologists, primarily in the late 19th and early 20th century, to refer to homosexuality. As it depicts the love that dare not speak its name, the well of loneliness clearly portrays the isolation, condemnation, and struggle of lesbian life as it was in the recent past and.
It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond. First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. May 03, 2017 norwegian book clubs in oslo 2002 in 2002, the editors of the norwegian book clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in world literature. Well of loneliness courtesy of project gutenberg australia. Lesbian novel was danger to nation uk news the guardian. Feb 05, 20 radclyffe hall, the well of loneliness 1928 radclyffe hall. We would likewise do well to recollect goethes saying. The well of loneliness wordsworth classics kindle edition. Loneliness has been associated with many negative mental health outcomes, 14 such as depression, suicidality, reduced positive emotions, poor sleep quality and general health, as well as physiological changes e. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Mar 20, 2017 while loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range.
It was an entertaining story looking at life philosophically, dealing with friendships, illness, death and such like and although very sad at times it was also quite uplifting. The well of loneliness quotes showing of 76 the world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid truth. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The well of loneliness s obscenity trial on august 19, 1928, less than a month after the publication of the well of loneliness, james douglas article a book that must be suppressed appeared in the sunday express, stating.
You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. In the beginning, he had seen many advantages to being alone. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall librarything. Radclyffe halls the well of loneliness, not a trans novel. The novel tells the story of stephen gordon so named.
The thinly disguised story of halls own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career. The casebook of sherlock holmes project gutenberg australia. Radclyffe hall is the pen name of marguerite radclyffehall 18801943, an english poet and novelist. Quotes from the well of loneliness radclyffe hall the.
Why did they send me so far and so lonely, up where the moors spread and grey rocks are piled. Free download or read online the well of loneliness pdf epub book. Editions of the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall. It follows the life of stephen gordon, an englishwoman from an upperclass family whose sexual inversion homosexuality is apparent from an early age. Jan 25, 2010 oh, well, she had gone and would go even farther. I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, paperback barnes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the well of loneliness penguin modern classics. The well of loneliness is a 1928 novel by british author radclyffe hall.
Female masculinity and inversion in female masculinity, halberstam asserts that female masculinity is a specific gender with its own cultural history rather than simply a derivative of male masculinity. Trees were free when they were uprooted by the wind. Full text of the well of loneliness on project gutenberg australia. The strand magazine, october 1921 hearsts international magazine, november 1921 first book appearance in the casebook of sherlock holmes, 1927. Among those eminent writers who came to the novels defense wasvirginia woolf, though motivated by principle rather than art. Such titles are in the public domain in many countries, particularly those outside the us and europe. Many of my peers, and even my professor, keep referring to the possibility of stephen a masculine, crossdressing lesbian being a transman, and disregarding her. 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. Aug 08, 2010 the well of loneliness radclyffe hall duration. The main characters of this fiction, lgbt story are stephen gordon. I won the the end of loneliness written by benedict wells and translated by charlotte collins in the goodreads giveaways and was very pleased i did. The novel tells the story of stephen gordon so named because.
All about the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall. Her open treatment of lesbianism in the well of loneliness occasioned a. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall overdrive rakuten. If you looked in the well of loneliness, you could see all the people whod borrowed the book, and approach women whod signed their name to it.
The well of loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the english author radclyffe hall. The main character in the well of loneliness, published in 1928, is stephen gordon so named because her parents had expected a boy. The project gutenberg ebook of how to make friends, by jim harmon. Baseline data of the gutenberg health study ghs collected between april 2007 and april 2012 n 15,010. It follows the life of stephen gordon, an englishwoman from an upperclass family whose sexual inversion that is, homosexuality is apparent from an early age. However, if you provide access to or distribute copies of a project gutenberg tm work in a format other than plain vanilla ascii or other format used in the official version posted on the official project gutenberg tm web site. Radclyffehalls the well of loneliness,regarded as a classic of lesbian literature, went on trial in england on thisday in 1928.
Published by radclyffe hall herself in 1928, it was immediately banned in britain due to its lesbian theme and was allowed in the united states only after a long court battle. 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 that she is attracted to women. A conversation mightve taken place, and it mightve sounded something like this. While loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass gutenberg. Hall was educated at kings college, london, and then attended school in germany. Sep 26, 20 radclyffe halls the well of loneliness, a candid, semiautobiographical novel about coming to terms with a lesbian identity, brought to the forefront the question of whether or not the frank portrayal of lesbianism in a book was grounds for charges of obscenity. Works hosted by project gutenberg australia which are in the public domain in australia the following ebooks are listed by author.
Stephen is a lesbian but, growing up, doesnt know what she is. Beyond the companionship the animal itself provides there may also be increased opportunities for socializing with other pet owners. Rebecca orourke reflecting on the well of loneliness bibliography. Not very far from up tononsevernbetween it, in fact, and the malvern hillsstands the country seat of the gordons of bramley.