The Well of Loneliness - Revision history

Ross Burgess at 08:06, 16 November 2011

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	[[File:Well_of_Loneliness_-_Cape_1928.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>, Jonathan Cape edition 1928]]		[[File:Well_of_Loneliness_-_Cape_1928.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>, Jonathan Cape edition 1928]]

	'''<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>''' is a ~~1928~~ lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".		'''<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>''', published 1928, is a lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".

	The <cite>Well</cite> became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote'' "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel"''. Although its only sexual reference consists of the words ''"and that night, they were not divided"'', a British court judged it obscene because it defended ''"unnatural practices between women"''. In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.		The <cite>Well</cite> became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote'' "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel"''. Although its only sexual reference consists of the words ''"and that night, they were not divided"'', a British court judged it obscene because it defended ''"unnatural practices between women"''. In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.
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Ross Burgess at 08:03, 16 November 2011

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	[[File:Well_of_Loneliness_-_Cape_1928.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|The Well of Loneliness, Jonathan Cape edition 1928]]		[[File:Well_of_Loneliness_-_Cape_1928.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>, Jonathan Cape edition 1928]]

	'''The Well of Loneliness''' is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".		'''<cite>The Well of Loneliness</cite>''' is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".

	The Well became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote'' "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel"''. Although its only sexual reference consists of the words ''"and that night, they were not divided"'', a British court judged it obscene because it defended ''"unnatural practices between women"''. In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.		The <cite>Well</cite> became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote'' "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel"''. Although its only sexual reference consists of the words ''"and that night, they were not divided"'', a British court judged it obscene because it defended ''"unnatural practices between women"''. In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.

	Publicity over The Well's legal battles increased the visibility of lesbians in British and American culture. For decades it was the best-known lesbian novel in English, and often the first source of information about lesbianism that young people could find. Some readers have valued it, while others have criticised it for Stephen's expressions of self-hatred and seen it as inspiring shame. Its role in promoting images of lesbians as "mannish" or cross-dressed women has also been controversial. Some critics now argue that Stephen should be seen as transgender.		Publicity over <cite>The Well</cite>'s legal battles increased the visibility of lesbians in British and American culture. For decades it was the best-known lesbian novel in English, and often the first source of information about lesbianism that young people could find. Some readers have valued it, while others have criticised it for Stephen's expressions of self-hatred and seen it as inspiring shame. Its role in promoting images of lesbians as "mannish" or cross-dressed women has also been controversial. Some critics now argue that Stephen should be seen as transgender.

	Although few critics rate The Well highly as a work of literature, its treatment of sexuality and gender continues to inspire study and debate.		Although few critics rate The Well highly as a work of literature, its treatment of sexuality and gender continues to inspire study and debate.

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LGBT-HP at 16:55, 15 November 2011

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			[[File:Well_of_Loneliness_-_Cape_1928.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|The Well of Loneliness, Jonathan Cape edition 1928]]

	'''The Well of Loneliness''' is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".		'''The Well of Loneliness''' is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".

LGBT-HP at 16:52, 15 November 2011

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	The Well of Loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author Radclyffe Hall. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".		'''The Well of Loneliness''' is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author [[Radclyffe Hall]]. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".

	The Well became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel." Although its only sexual reference consists of the words "and that night, they were not divided", a British court judged it obscene because it defended "unnatural practices between women". In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.		The Well became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote'' "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel"''. Although its only sexual reference consists of the words ''"and that night, they were not divided"'', a British court judged it obscene because it defended ''"unnatural practices between women"''. In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.

	Publicity over The Well's legal battles increased the visibility of lesbians in British and American culture.~~[4]~~ For decades it was the best-known lesbian novel in English, and often the first source of information about lesbianism that young people could find. Some readers have valued it, while others have ~~criticized~~ it for Stephen's expressions of self-hatred and seen it as inspiring shame. Its role in promoting images of lesbians as "mannish" or cross-dressed women has also been controversial. Some critics now argue that Stephen should be seen as ~~transsexual~~.		Publicity over The Well's legal battles increased the visibility of lesbians in British and American culture. For decades it was the best-known lesbian novel in English, and often the first source of information about lesbianism that young people could find. Some readers have valued it, while others have criticised it for Stephen's expressions of self-hatred and seen it as inspiring shame. Its role in promoting images of lesbians as "mannish" or cross-dressed women has also been controversial. Some critics now argue that Stephen should be seen as transgender.

	Although few critics rate The Well highly as a work of literature, its treatment of sexuality and gender continues to inspire study and debate.		Although few critics rate The Well highly as a work of literature, its treatment of sexuality and gender continues to inspire study and debate.

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The Well of Loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the British author Radclyffe Hall. It follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose "sexual inversion" (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection, which Hall depicts as having a debilitating effect on inverts. The novel portrays inversion as a natural, God-given state and makes an explicit plea: "Give us also the right to our existence".

The Well became the target of a campaign by James Douglas, editor of the Sunday Express newspaper, who wrote "I would rather give a healthy boy or a healthy girl a phial of prussic acid than this novel." Although its only sexual reference consists of the words "and that night, they were not divided", a British court judged it obscene because it defended "unnatural practices between women". In the United States the book survived legal challenges in New York state and in Customs Court.

Publicity over The Well's legal battles increased the visibility of lesbians in British and American culture.[4] For decades it was the best-known lesbian novel in English, and often the first source of information about lesbianism that young people could find. Some readers have valued it, while others have criticized it for Stephen's expressions of self-hatred and seen it as inspiring shame. Its role in promoting images of lesbians as "mannish" or cross-dressed women has also been controversial. Some critics now argue that Stephen should be seen as transsexual.

Although few critics rate The Well highly as a work of literature, its treatment of sexuality and gender continues to inspire study and debate.