num_pages: 320
description: the unlit lamp is the story of joan ogden who grows up and old in seavourne, a stuffly little town in england. at the turn of the century. she want to be doctor. she loves her mother mary, who opposes this ambition, and her governess elizabeth, who fires it; neither woman is prepared to share her.
language: English
title: The Unlit Lamp
titlecomplete: The Unlit Lamp
genres: Fiction, Queer, LGBT, British Literature, Lesbian, Womens, Literature, Romance, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 216
publisher: Dial Press