Well of loneliness audiobook

The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall goodreads. Free download or read online the well of loneliness pdf epub book. She was educated at kings college, london, and later undertook further studies in germany. Bbc radio 4 riot girls, the trial of the well of loneliness. It has influenced how love between women is understood, for the twentieth century and beyond. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the well of loneliness. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Hall was renowned for her open homosexuality, a subject dealt with in her bestknown novel, the well of loneliness 1928, a semiautobiographical.

Browse radclyffe halls bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Everyone has different tastes in books, so be sure to find the books that youre interested in. Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall overdrive rakuten. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Listen to well of loneliness audiobook by radclyffe hall.

Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society for its unfair treatment of gays and lesbians. The well of loneliness ebook written by radclyffe hall. The well of loneliness is a lesbian novel by british author radclyffe hall that was first published in 1928 by jonathan cape. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The well of loneliness, by radclyff hall, free ebook. In this groundbreaking audiobook, murthy argues that loneliness is the underpinning to the current crisis in mental wellness and is responsible for the upsurge in suicide, the opioid epidemic, the overuse of psych meds, and the overdiagnosing and pathologizing of emotional and psychological struggle. Radclyffe hall, english writer whose novel the well of loneliness 1928 created a scandal and was banned for a time in britain for its treatment of lesbianism. How to fight loneliness and win by barbara powell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The well of loneliness ebook by radclyff hall rakuten kobo. The first edition of the novel was published in 1928, and was written by radclyffe hall.

It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel. A motor ambulance unit of british women drivers did very fine service upon the allied front in france during the later. The well of loneliness radclyffe hall fromthedustybookshelf. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall is a controversial novel that was banned at the time of its publication in 1928. Radclyffe hall born marguerite radclyffe hall on 12 august 1880 7 october 1943 was an english poet and author, best known for the novel the well of loneliness. The well of loneliness tells the story of tomboyish stephen, who hunts, wears trousers and cuts her hair short and who gradually comes to realise that she is attracted to women. As radclyffe halls most important work, and indeed one of the most important early calls for homosexual equality in general, the well of loneliness is here preserved successfully thanks to the formidable talents of cecilia fage. Discover the groundbreaking and moving lesbian novel that rocked the. The novel tells the story of stephen gordon so named because. Banned upon publication due to its lesbian theme, it tells the story of stephen gordon, an upperclass englishwoman and who struggles as a lesbian with the confines of society. Hall was educated at kings college, london, and then attended school in germany. This study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the well of loneliness.

The main character in the well of loneliness, published in 1928, is stephen gordon so named because her parents had expected a boy. Stephen never went to her fathers study in order to talk of her grief over collins. The well of loneliness is an engaging story that shows the challenges, indignities suffered and, yes, the loneliness of being gay, particularly at the time this book was written. She is most famous today for the well of loneliness which she wrote in 1928. Jul 17, 2017 the well of loneliness radclyffe hall fromthedustybookshelf. Whether you are looking to delve into this controversial book for the first time, or rediscover why so many people.

Published by radclyffe hall herself in 1928, it was immediately banned in britain due to its lesbian theme and was allowed in the united states only after a long court battle. Famously sparking an obscenity trial, this 1928 bookwhich the times literary supplement called the archetypal lesbian novelfollows stephen, a woman who wears pants and short hair and realizes shes attracted to women. Jan 07, 2014 the well of loneliness is an engaging story that shows the challenges, indignities suffered and, yes, the loneliness of being gay, particularly at the time this book was written. The well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, paperback barnes. As a man loved a woman, that was how i lovedit was good, good, good stephen is.

Stephen gordon is an ideal child of aristocratic parents a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Radclyffe hall audio books, best sellers, author bio. The well of loneliness is a 1928 novel by british author radclyffe hall. Charting her romantic and professional adventures during the first world war and beyond, the novel provoked a furore on first publication in 1928 for its lesbian. Minor characters are interesting and the heroine is a bore. Stephen is a lesbian but, growing up, doesnt know what she. The well of loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.

Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The readers breathy feminine pronunciation of stephans gertrudes impossibly naive, overly dramatic text doesnt ring true. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 414 pages and is available in paperback format. Audible publishes well of loneliness as audiobook the. In chapter fifteen, stephen, devastated by the death of her father, decides to remain at morton rather. Editions of the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall. The well of loneliness book by radclyffe hall 15 available.

From internationally bestselling author benedict wells, a sweeping novel of love and loss, and of the lives we never get to live dazzling storytellingthe end of loneliness is both affecting and accomplished and eternal. The well of loneliness will just make you long for a world without this book in it. Read the well of loneliness by radclyff hall available from rakuten kobo. A novel about lesbian love congenital inverts the book was suppresed both here and in the u. The novel is about stephen gordon, a young englishwoman who is a lesbian, in a time when acceptance of this lifestyle was nonexistent. The well of loneliness is a 1928 lesbian novel by the british author radclyffe hall. Oct 19, 2012 the only vaguely nonirritating part was the narrator. It follows the life of stephen gordon, an englishwoman from an upperclass family whose sexual inversion homosexuality is apparent from an early age. The well of loneliness is the thinly disguised story of radclyffe halls own life. Radclyffe halls pioneering novel about love between women becomes the centre of a. Listen to the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall available from rakuten kobo. The well of loneliness audiobook by radclyffe hall. The novel has become a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature.

The well of loneliness reads like a labour of love. Audible has published the well of loneliness as an audiobook for the first time since its original publication in 1928. The lonely city is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city. Bette davis the lonely life an autobiography part 01 audiobook. The endlessly dreary well of loneliness deserved this is a book where the message matters more to the author then the tale. Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass. Imagine growing up with people judging you and condemning you because you are some notquitedefinably kind of different. Biography audiobooks bette davis the lonely life an autobiography part 01. Pdf the well of loneliness book by radclyffe hall free. The main characters of this fiction, lgbt story are stephen gordon. A powerful novel of love between women, the well of loneliness brought about the most famous legal trial for obscenity in the history of british law. Sep 26, 20 radclyffe halls the well of loneliness, a candid, semiautobiographical novel about coming to terms with a lesbian identity, brought to the forefront the question of whether or not the frank portrayal of lesbianism in a book was grounds for charges of obscenity. Read the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall available from rakuten kobo.

First published july 1928 in england by jonathan cape, the well was soon seized and criminalized for violating the obscene. The well of loneliness is a 1928 book written by radclyffe hall about homosexuality. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. She began her literary career by writing verses, which.