Reflecting on the Well of Loneliness

by Rebecca O'Rourke

'Noble, accomplished, wealthy, self-sacrificing, and honourable, Stephen Gordon is the perfect hero, ' says Rebecca O'Rourke. But Stephen is a woman, and a lesbian. Here is an indication of the tantalizing complexity of The Well of Loneliness. Banned for obscenity when first published in 1928, The Well is now a bestseller, translated into numerous languages, but it must rank as one of the best known and least understood novels of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103226358X
• ISBN13: 9781032263588
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 154 Pages