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Biography of Radclyffe Hall
Name: Radclyffe Hall
Birth Date: August 12, 1880
Death Date: October 6, 1943
Place of Birth: Christchurch, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupations: writer
Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall (1880-1943) is best known as the author of the controversial lesbian novel, The Well of Loneliness. Court cases led to the book being banned in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The American verdict was overturned on appeal, but the book remained unpublished in the United Kingdom until 1949.Radclyffe Hall was born Marguerite Radclyffe Hall on August 12, 1880, at Christchurch, Bournemouth, England. In later life she was called John by her friends and M. Radclyffe Hall or simply Radclyffe Hall in her books. Her mother, Marie, was American and her father, Radclyffe Radclyffe Hall--or Rat-was British. Her parents divorced in 1882 and Marie remarried a musician, Albert Visetti, whom Radclyffe Hall did not like.Hall's first romantic attachment was to a singer called Agnes Nicholls, who boarded with her mother. After she came of age and inherited her grandfather's considerable fortune, Hall visited her American family and developed …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…while writing it, Hall claimed to have developed stigmata in her hands. The book sold well initially, but reviews were disappointing. In 1934, a collection of short stories called Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself was released but, reviews were slightly disappointing.At this time Hall met Evgenia Souline, a Russian nurse hired when Troubridge contracted enteritis while on holiday. Hall and Souline embarked on an affair that lasted until shortly before Hall's death. This relationship caused unhappiness for Troubridge, who remained with her nonetheless. Hall's health deteriorated in 1943 and an examination revealed that she had cancer of the rectum. Operations were unsuccessful and she died in London on October 6, after several painful months. She was watched over by Troubridge, her faithful companion until the end. Further Reading Baker, Michael. Our Three Selves: A Life of Radclyffe Hall. Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1985.Troubridge, Una. The Life and Death of Radclyffe Hall. Hammond and Hammond 1961.
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