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    <![CDATA[The Well of Loneliness]]>
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    <![CDATA[First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic.  The thinly disguised story of Hall's own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career.<br/><br/>The story follows the life of Stephen Gordon, an Englishwoman from an upper-class family whose &quot;sexual inversion&quot; (that is, homosexuality) is apparent from an early age. She finds love with Mary Llewellyn, whom she meets while serving as an ambulance driver in World War I, but their happiness together is marred by social isolation and rejection. ]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[Radclyffe Hall]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[On the book is written &quot;the Bible of Lesbianism&quot;. I am not sure if it is true but it was the first book that talked about a woman romantic feelings and passions for another woman explicitely in the time that it was forbiden,in 1920 UK.]]></body>
    
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