{"product_id":"the-well-of-loneliness-the-classic-of-lesbian-fiction-9780385416092","title":"The Well of Loneliness: The Classic of Lesbian Fiction","description":"Originally published in 1928, Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness is the timeless story of a lesbian couple's struggle to be accepted by \"polite\" society. Shockingly candid for its time, this novel was the very first to condemn homophobic society for its unfair treatment of gays and lesbians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadclyffe Hall\u003c\/b\u003e, the pen name of Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, was born in Bournemouth on August 12, 1880. She was educated at King's College, London, and later undertook further studies in Germany. Hall was renowned for her open homosexuality, a subject dealt with in her best-known novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), a semi-autobiographical work and the only one of her eight novels to deal with overt lesbian themes. Her open treatment of lesbianism in \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e occasioned a trial for obscenity; it was banned and an appeal refused, which resulted in all copies in Britain being destroyed. The United States allowed its publication after a long court battle. She also published several volumes of verse including \u003ci\u003eTwixt Earth and Stars: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1906) and \u003ci\u003eSongs of Three Counties and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1913). \u003ci\u003eAdam's Breed \u003c\/i\u003e(1926), a sensitive novel about the life of a restaurant keeper, won the Prix Femina and the 1927 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. Hall died in 1943 at the age of sixty-eight from cancer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719078121746,"sku":"9780385416092","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f528751-9ec3-4eb8-80f3-bc848072eb32.jpg?v=1734657984","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-well-of-loneliness-the-classic-of-lesbian-fiction-9780385416092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}