{"product_id":"the-well-of-loneliness-paperback","title":"The Well of Loneliness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRadclyffe Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJana Funke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHannah Roche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If our love is a sin, then heaven must be full of such tender and selfless sinning as ours.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/em\u003e is among the most famous banned books in history. A pioneering work of literature, Radclyffe Hall's novel charts the development of a 'female sexual invert', Stephen Gordon, who from childhood feels an innate sense of masculinity and desire for women. After relocating from Malvern to London and then to Paris, Stephen encounters fellow queer characters from all walks of life, from the sapphic salon hostess Valérie Seymour to the 'miserable army' of outcasts that frequents the 'merciless, drug-dealing, death-dealing' bars of Montmartre. Although Stephen and her acquaintances, allies, and antagonists are of their time, Hall's novel has offered support and solidarity to generations of LGBTQ+ readers, and it continues to shape debates about gender and sexuality today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition highlights previously overlooked points of influence, inspiration, and connections with other texts as well as situating the novel in historical contexts. In addition, the editors provide vital insights into Hall's engagement with religion, sexology, literary history, and popular culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadclyffe Hall \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJana Funke is Associate Professor of English Literature and Sexuality Studies at the University of Exeter. Among other volumes, she has edited \u003cem\u003eThe World and Other Unpublished Works by Radclyffe Hall\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and, with Elizabeth English and Sarah Parker, \u003cem\u003eInterrogating Lesbian Modernism: Histories, Forms, Genres\u003c\/em\u003e (2023). She is the author of \u003cem\u003eSexological Modernism: Queer Feminism and Sexual Science\u003c\/em\u003e (2024). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHannah Roche is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture at the University of York. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Outside Thing: Modernist Lesbian Romance\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), which was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Hannah has published articles on queer modernism in \u003cem\u003eTextual Practice, Essays in Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eModernist Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eModernism\/modernity\u003c\/em\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 7.8 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336946311533,"sku":"9780192894458","price":21.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/EntRkE2IO29780192894458.webp?v=1778922755","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-well-of-loneliness-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}