The Well of Loneliness

Paperback, 556 pages

Published July 18, 2012 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

ISBN:
978-1-4782-5674-8
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OCLC Number:
1119668520

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Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.

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It’s a benchmark piece of its time, but being a product of the 20’s its subject to a gaggle of assorted prejudices (namely, the repugnant racism).

Radclyffe’s prose is often appealing to the senses, even when it chooses to meander a bit too long. The story itself covers the doomed but filthy rich Stephen, a character that I honestly had to struggle to find sympathy for outside of her initial first failed romance with Angela Crossby.

Overall, it’s an interesting historical piece, and a must if you’re looking to build up a backbone of historical lgbtq lit

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