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In 1915, John had an affair with Una Troubridge, who was a professional artist. This affair turned into a relationship when Mabel Batten died. | In 1915, John had an affair with Una Troubridge, who was a professional artist. This affair turned into a relationship when Mabel Batten died. | ||
After Batten's death, John and Una developed an interest for sprituality and tried to communicate with Batten's ghost, which gave them both words of advice. | After Batten's death, John and Una developed an interest for sprituality and tried to communicate with Batten's ghost, which gave them both words of advice. | ||
Una Troubridge was married with her husband until 1919, when he agreed to a legal seperation. | Una Troubridge was married with her husband admiral Ernest Troubridge until 1919, when he agreed to a legal seperation. | ||
John and Una stayed together until John's death. | John and Una stayed together until John's death. | ||
== | == novels == | ||
-The Forge (1924) | |||
-The Unlit Lamp (1924) | |||
-A Saturday Life (1925) | |||
-Adam's Breed (1926) | |||
-The Well of Loneliness (1928) | |||
-The Master of the House (1932) | |||
-Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself (1934) | |||
-The Sixth Beatitude (William Heineman Ltd., London, 1936) | |||
== Poetry == | |||
-The Forgotten Island (London: Chapman & Hall,1915) | |||
-Dedicated to Sir Arthur Sullivan (England: s.n., 1894) | |||
-A Sheaf Of Verses: Poems (London: J. And E. Bumpus, 1908) | |||
-Twixt Earth And Stars (London: John And Edward Bumpus Ltd., 1906) | |||
-Poems Of The Past & Present (London: Chapman And Hall, 1910) | |||
-Songs Of Three Counties And Other Poems (London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1913) | |||
-Rhymes and Rhythms (Mailand, 1948) | |||
Revision as of 15:14, 7 December 2011
Radclyffe Hall (Born as Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall on 12 August 1880 - 7 October 1943) was an English author and poet. She was an lesbian and didn't make a secret out of it. Her most famous novel was "The Well of Loneliness" (1928), which was banned in Britain because it was about Lesbians.
Life
Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire (1980). In her early years, she enjoyed the piano, composing music and lyrics, horses and motor cars. She was educated at King's Collage London and later in Germany. When she was 21, she inherited a huge amount of money from her paternal grandfather and started to travel to France and Italy. At the age of 28 (22.August 1907) she met Mabel Veronica Batten, with who she lived until Mabel Batten's death in 1916. Mabel Batten was 50-years-old and married. After her husband's death in 1910 Mabel and John lived together in one house. Because of Mabel, John (Radclyffe Hall's nickname) began to publish some poetry and later began to write fiction. Also Mabel Batten introduced John to catholicism and lesbian societies. John began to develop a more masculine style, wearing tailored jackets and stiff collars.
In 1915, John had an affair with Una Troubridge, who was a professional artist. This affair turned into a relationship when Mabel Batten died. After Batten's death, John and Una developed an interest for sprituality and tried to communicate with Batten's ghost, which gave them both words of advice. Una Troubridge was married with her husband admiral Ernest Troubridge until 1919, when he agreed to a legal seperation. John and Una stayed together until John's death.
novels
-The Forge (1924)
-The Unlit Lamp (1924)
-A Saturday Life (1925)
-Adam's Breed (1926)
-The Well of Loneliness (1928)
-The Master of the House (1932)
-Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself (1934)
-The Sixth Beatitude (William Heineman Ltd., London, 1936)
Poetry
-The Forgotten Island (London: Chapman & Hall,1915)
-Dedicated to Sir Arthur Sullivan (England: s.n., 1894)
-A Sheaf Of Verses: Poems (London: J. And E. Bumpus, 1908)
-Twixt Earth And Stars (London: John And Edward Bumpus Ltd., 1906)
-Poems Of The Past & Present (London: Chapman And Hall, 1910)
-Songs Of Three Counties And Other Poems (London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1913)
-Rhymes and Rhythms (Mailand, 1948)