The well of loneliness

Description

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.

First Sentence

NOT VERY FAR FROM Upton-on-Severn - between it, in fact, and the Malvern Hills - stands the country seat of the Gordons of Bramley; well timbered, well cottaged, well fenced and well watered, having, in this latter respect, a stream that forks in exactly t

Description

"Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar, Stephen grows up 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. The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond." --BOOK JACKET

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Other Editions

• The well of lonelinessAnchor Books1990-01-01
• The well of lonelinessThe Pegasus Press1928-01-01
• The Well of LonelinessCovici, Friede1932-01-01
• The well of lonelinessBlue Ribbon Books1940-01-01
• The well of lonelinessPermabooks1951-01-01
• The Well of LonelinessMass Market PaperbackCorgi Books1972-01-01