{"product_id":"the-well-of-loneliness-paperback-1","title":"The Well of Loneliness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRadclyffe Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Gordon was a little girl who always felt different. A talent for sports, a hatred of dresses, and a preference for horses and solitude were not considered appropriate for a young lady of the Victorian upper classes. But when Stephen grows up and falls passionately in love with another woman, her standing in the county and her place at the home she loves become untenable. Stephen must set off to discover whether there is anywhere in the world that will have her. The edition contains extra material which tells the fascinating story behind the book's controversial publication, trial and ban in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadclyffe Hall \u003c\/b\u003eis the pen name of Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall (1880-1943), an English poet and novelist. Hall was renowned for her open homosexuality, a subject dealt with in her best-known novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness \u003c\/i\u003e(1928), a semi-autobiographical work and the only one of her eight novels to deal with overt lesbian themes. Her open treatment of lesbianism in \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e occasioned a trial for obscenity; it was banned and an appeal refused, which resulted in all copies in Britain being destroyed. The US allowed its publication after a long court battle. She also published several volumes of verse including \u003ci\u003eTwixt Earth and Stars: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Songs of Three Counties and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eAdam's Breed\u003c\/i\u003e won the Prix Femina and the 1927 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770150158624,"sku":"9781784870324","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f48ded4429cb7e6aa57cb2256e1ba08.webp?v=1780365758","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-well-of-loneliness-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}