The well of loneliness

'As a man loved a woman, that was how I lovedIt was good, good, good' Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer,a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be awar hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover.But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As herambitions drive her, andsociety confines her, Stephen isforced into desperate actions.The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity whenpublished in 1928.