Our project explores what the novel and its author, Radclyffe Hall, have meant to different readers over the past 100 years. We are carrying out around 100 interviews with people who have read The Well of Loneliness. We are keen to learn about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to discover what the book means to you.

We want to understand: 

• How the novel has affected different readers and communities.
• What it can tell us about how people read and interpret literature.
• How it can help us to talk about complex or contentious issues today.

Who can contribute? 

• Anyone who has read the novel and has a particular story or perspective to share.
• We are particularly keen to include voices that may be underrepresented, including (but not limited to) individuals who are lesbian, gay, bi, queer, trans, non-binary, or intersex; People of Global Majority; above the age of 60; and/or disabled or neurodivergent. 
• Interviews will be carried out in English, but we welcome interviewees who may not have English as their first language. 

When and where? 

• Interviews will take about an hour and can be carried out at a mutually agreeable time.
• The interviews can take place online via Zoom, and we are keen to interview people in a range of geographic locations. 
• If possible, interviews can also be carried out in person. We have a small budget to cover minor travel costs for interviewees.  

Further details and contact:

If you are keen to take part, please email us at thewellofloneliness100@gmail.com and tell us why you would like to contribute to our project. 

Due to limited time and resource, we may not be able to interview everyone who expresses an interest in the project. 

The project has received a favourable ethical review from the University of Exeter’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Ethics Committee.