Radclyffe Hall

Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall
Radclyffe Hall c.1930
BornMarguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall
(1880-08-12)12 August 1880
Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Died7 October 1943(1943-10-07) (aged 63)
London, England
Pen nameRadclyffe Hall
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • short story writer
Period1906–1936
Notable worksThe Well of Loneliness (1928)
PartnersMabel Batten
Una Troubridge
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Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943), more known under her pen name Radclyffe Hall, was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness, a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. In adulthood, she often called herself John, rather than Marguerite.