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The well of loneliness

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<em>The well of loneliness</em>

The well of loneliness (1928) by English woman writer Radclyffe Hall was a well-known lesbian novel. Though its literary merits and bleak portrayal of lesbian life were sometimes controversial, the book was a source of information for women pondering their sexuality.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Radclyffe Hall, Well of loneliness, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1928.

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Alison J. Laurie, Lesbian lives – Early meeting places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/30278/the-well-of-loneliness (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alison J. Laurie, published 5 April 2011.