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Love, Heather. "Hard Times and Heartaches: Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness." Journal of Lesbian Studies 4.2 (2000): 115-128. Web. 8 April 2016.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=qth&AN=13209779&site=ehost-live

In this article, Love attempts to place the themes present in The Well of Loneliness within historical context. She specifically does this in response to contemporary criticism of the novel. She claims that reading the novel's dark and depressing themes as internalized homophobia is incorrect, and that what it is actually doing is providing an accurate representation of the life of a lesbian and invert of the time. This article is relevant to my queer object because it offers analysis and criticism of both The Well of Loneliness and critiques of the novel. This is a reliable source because it is published in a scholarly journal.

Erickson-Schroth, Laura, and Jennifer Mitchell. "Queering Queer Theory, Or Why Bisexuality Matters." Journal of Bisexuality 9.3/4 (2009): 297-315. Web. 8 April 2016. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=qth&AN=45483972&site=ehost-live

This journal article discusses the issue of bisexual representation and erasure, and devotes a significant section to The Well of Loneliness. In this article, the authors argue that The Well of Loneliness -- in addition to it's lesbian/invert main character and discussion of homosexual themes -- actually offers significant commentary and representation of bisexual tendencies. This article is relevant to my queer object because it shows a different interpretation of Radclyffe Hall's work than what is usually seen. This is a reliable source because it is published in a scholarly journal.

Hopkins, Annis H. "Is She or Isn't She? Using Academic Controversy and The Well of Loneliness to Introduce the Social Construction of Lesbianism." n.p. (1998): n. pag. Web. 8 April 2016. http://web.archive.org/web/20040910080855/http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/2865/well.htm

This article is explains how to discuss the lesbian themes in The Well of Loneliness in a classroom setting, and how the novel can be used to discuss historical and contemporary understandings of lesbianism. The article explains that describing the main character of the novel both as a lesbian and as not a lesbian can be considered accurate, and that there is no right way of interpreting the novel. This article is relevant to my queer object because it offers an expert analysis of the novel from a professor. This is a reliable source because the article is written by a professor, and the article and already referenced in the Wikipedia article.