The Well of Loneliness
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The Well of Loneliness is a landmark 1928 lesbian novel by Radclyffe Hall that became famous for its candid portrayal of same-sex love and the obscenity trial it provoked in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Well of Loneliness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6294903 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Well of Loneliness Context triple: [Radclyffe Hall, hasNotableWork, The Well of Loneliness]
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The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar is a groundbreaking 1948 novel by Gore Vidal that candidly portrays a young gay man's life and desires in postwar America, challenging mid-20th-century taboos about homosexuality.
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B.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
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C.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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D.
Venus in Furs
"Venus in Furs" is a dark, avant-garde rock song by The Velvet Underground, inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel and known for its themes of sexual fetishism and its droning, experimental sound.
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E.
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women is a 1977 French romantic comedy film directed by François Truffaut about a compulsive womanizer whose life and relationships are recounted after his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Well of Loneliness Target entity description: The Well of Loneliness is a landmark 1928 lesbian novel by Radclyffe Hall that became famous for its candid portrayal of same-sex love and the obscenity trial it provoked in the United Kingdom.
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A.
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar is a groundbreaking 1948 novel by Gore Vidal that candidly portrays a young gay man's life and desires in postwar America, challenging mid-20th-century taboos about homosexuality.
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B.
Catalogue of Women
Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and myths of heroic women and their descendants.
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C.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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D.
Venus in Furs
"Venus in Furs" is a dark, avant-garde rock song by The Velvet Underground, inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel and known for its themes of sexual fetishism and its droning, experimental sound.
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E.
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women is a 1977 French romantic comedy film directed by François Truffaut about a compulsive womanizer whose life and relationships are recounted after his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT literature
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lesbian novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio dramatization ⓘ |
| author | Radclyffe Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | divisive at time of publication ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT fiction
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lesbian fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Mary Llewellyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
LGBT rights discourse in Britain
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lesbian literature ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-08625-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterStatus | classic of lesbian literature ⓘ |
| legalActionBy |
Home Secretary William Joynson-Hicks
NERFINISHED
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James Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | obscenity trial under the Obscene Publications Act 1857 ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeInUK | banned ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stephen Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid portrayal of lesbian relationships
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early depiction of lesbian identity in English literature ⓘ obscenity trial in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | over 400 pages ⓘ |
| placeOfObscenityTrial | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistGenderIdentity | masculine-presenting woman ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipDepicted | romantic relationship between Stephen Gordon and Mary Llewellyn ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
gender nonconformity
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homosexuality ⓘ social stigma ⓘ |
| theme |
inversion
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lesbian identity ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ same-sex love ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century and early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical allusion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Well of Loneliness Description of subject: The Well of Loneliness is a landmark 1928 lesbian novel by Radclyffe Hall that became famous for its candid portrayal of same-sex love and the obscenity trial it provoked in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Radclyffe Hall