Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall
Hall c. 1930
Born	Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall (1880-08-12)12 August 1880 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Died	7 October 1943(1943-10-07) (aged 63) London, England
Pen name	John
Occupation	Novelist poet short story writer
Period	1906–1936
Notable works	The Well of Loneliness (1928)
Partner	Mabel Batten Una Troubridge
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Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943)^[1] was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness, a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. In adulthood, Hall often went by the name John, rather than Marguerite.