The well of loneliness

Description:

Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parentsa fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions.

subjects: Lesbians,  Fiction,  Social conditions,  Fiction, lesbian,  England, fiction,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, lgbtq+, lesbian,  Scholars,  Heroes,  Authors,  Aristocracy (Social class),  Savants,  Romans, nouvelles,  Héros,  Écrivains,  Lesbiennes,  General,  LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall,  Female Homosexuality,  Literature

Places: Paris (France)