The Well of Loneliness

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The Well of Loneliness is a landmark 1928 lesbian novel by Radclyffe Hall that became famous for its candid portrayal of same-sex love and the obscenity trial it provoked in the United Kingdom.

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The Well of Loneliness canonical 4

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instanceOf LGBT literature ⓘ
lesbian novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptation radio dramatization ⓘ
author Radclyffe Hall ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception divisive at time of publication ⓘ
firstEditionYear 1928 ⓘ
genre LGBT fiction ⓘ
lesbian fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
hasCharacter Mary Llewellyn ⓘ
influenceOn LGBT rights discourse in Britain ⓘ
lesbian literature ⓘ
ISBN 978-0-385-08625-9 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterStatus classic of lesbian literature ⓘ
legalActionBy Home Secretary William Joynson-Hicks ⓘ
James Douglas ⓘ
legalCase obscenity trial under the Obscene Publications Act 1857 ⓘ
legalOutcomeInUK banned ⓘ
literaryMovement modernist era ⓘ
mainCharacter Stephen Gordon ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor candid portrayal of lesbian relationships ⓘ
early depiction of lesbian identity in English literature ⓘ
obscenity trial in the United Kingdom ⓘ
pageCountApproximate over 400 pages ⓘ
placeOfObscenityTrial London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
protagonistGenderIdentity masculine-presenting woman ⓘ
publicationDate 1928 ⓘ
publisher Jonathan Cape ⓘ
relationshipDepicted romantic relationship between Stephen Gordon and Mary Llewellyn ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
France ⓘ
subject gender nonconformity ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ
social stigma ⓘ
theme inversion ⓘ
lesbian identity ⓘ
religion and morality ⓘ
same-sex love ⓘ
social ostracism ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century and early 20th century ⓘ
titleOrigin biblical allusion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Radclyffe Hall → hasNotableWork → The Well of Loneliness ⓘ
subject linked to: Hall
Radclyffe Hall → notableWork → The Well of Loneliness ⓘ
McCarthy → notableSong → The Well of Loneliness ⓘ
Radclyffe Hall → notableWork → The Well of Loneliness ⓘ
subject linked to: Radclyffe