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Radclyffe HallRadclyffe Hall (August 12, 1880 - October 7, 1943) (born Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall) was a British lesbian, author of The Well of Loneliness. In 1928, The Well of Loneliness was the subject of an obscenity trial which resulted in all copies of the novel ordered destroyed. The British composer and bon-vivant Gerald Berners, also the 17th Lord Berners, wrote a roman clef The Girls of Radclyffe Hall, in which he depicts himself and his circle of friends, including Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel, as lesbian schoolgirls at a school named Radclyffe Hall. The indiscretions made in this novel (which was published and distributed privately) created an uproar among Berners' intimates and acquaintances, making the whole affair highly discussed in the 1930s. The novel subsequently disappeared from circulation, making it an extremely rare book among collectors of gay literature. Rumour has it that Beaton bought all the already scarce copies of the book and destroyed them. External links Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe
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