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Marguerite Radclyffe Hall

EnglishAugust 12, 1880 – October 7, 1943Lesbian Fiction

Hall was a novelist and poet best known for The Well of Loneliness, the first serious English-language novel of lesbian identity, which was prosecuted for obscenity in 1928. Her courage in publishing it changed the culture.

Works

  • The Well of LonelinessNovel exploring a woman's struggle with her lesbian identity and isolation→
  • The Unlit LampNovel portraying a young woman's stifled artistic ambitions and repressed sexuality→
  • Adam's BreedNovel of a sensitive man finding purpose through vegetarian spirituality and service→
  • The Sixth Beatitude→
  • Miss Ogilvy Finds HerselfShort story collection exploring trauma and transformation in women's lives→

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