The Well of Loneliness is a revolutionary novel that was published by Radclyffe Hall herself in 1928. It was immediately banned in England because of its lesbian topic and was allowed only in the US after a long court fight. When it was available, The Well of Loneliness sold in excess of 20,000 copies. The story revolves around a girl born into a rich English family named Stephen by her father, who wanted a boy. Radclyffe Corridor conveys the strong message that lesbianism is natural. This message, alongside Radclyffe Hall's depiction of lesbians in masculine stereotypes and feminine roles, caused the book to be written down by feminists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Well of Depression is worth reading as it breaks the silence of brutality and passes on a message about homophobia and incorporated shame applicable to lesbians even today.
Radclyffe Hall (Aug. 12, 1880-Oct. 7, 1943). She was an English author whose book The Well of Loneliness (1928) caused a scandal and was banned for a period in England for its treatment of lesbianism. She started her literary career by writing poems, which were later collected as five volumes of poetry. The Blind Ploughman is one of her most popular works. She had written her first two novels by 1924. The Forge and The Unlit Lamp The latter book was her first to treat lesbian love. Adam's Variety (1926), a sensitive book about the life of a restaurant keeper, won the coveted Prix Fémina and the 1927 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Her more popular works include Twixt Earth and Stars: Poems (1906), Songs of Three Counties and other poems (1913), The Master of the House in 1932, and The Sixth Beatitude (1936). A book on which she was working in her declining years was damaged, at her request, after her death.
