Query: British LGBT and about education books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Girls of Radcliff Hall
Olivia (Bussy novel)
Maurice (novel)
The Liar (novel)
Lord Dismiss Us
Regiment of Women
Evidence from documents: The Girls of Radcliff Hall: '''''The Girls of Radcliff Hall''''' is a ''roman à clef'' novel in the form of a lesbian girls' school story written in the 1930s by the British composer and bon-vivant Gerald Berners, the 14th Lord Berners, under the pseudonym "Adela Quebec", published and distributed privately in 1932. Berners depicts himself and his circle of friends, including Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel, as lesbian schoolgirls at a school named "Radcliff Hall" (punning on the name of the famous lesbian writer).
Olivia (Bussy novel): '''''Olivia''''' is the only novel by Dorothy Bussy (but not her only personal literary work); it was published in 1949 by Hogarth Press, the publishing house founded by Leonard and Virginia Woolf. Bussy wrote it in French and signed her work with the pseudonym "Olivia." "Olivia" had been the name of one of Dorothy's sisters who died in infancy. The book was translated into English and then retranslated back into French. Bussy dedicated it "to the very dear memory of Virginia W."
Set in the late 19th century at a finishing school in France, the plot dramatizes the passion of a young English boarding student for one of her French teachers, Mlle Julie, whose character owes much to Marie Souvestre.
Its success was immediate, in the United Kingdom as much as in foreign countries. It was hailed as a minor masterpiece. The French edition received little notice from French reviewers, despite its introduction by Rosamond Lehmann.


The novel caused a scandal when it first appeared, even though it belongs to an already well-established tradition, from ''Claudine à l'école'' by Colette (1900) to the film ''Girls in Uniform'' (''Mädchen in Uniform'') (1931), based on the play by Christa Winsloe. In their correspondence, Gide and Bussy did not fail to mention ''Mädchen in Uniform'', the cinematic version of which had already been shown in Paris during the interwar period. In 1934 after this discussion Bussy sent the text, which she had been writing since the year before, to her close friend André Gide to ask his opinion. He replied it was "not very engaging," which hurt Bussy deeply. Because of Gide's discouraging response, Bussy gave up on publishing it for fifteen years. After the book's success, Gide apologized to Bussy for not having appreciated her work at first.


In 1999, her novel was ranked at number 35 on Publishing Triangle's '100 best lesbian and gay novels' list.
Maurice (novel): '''''Maurice''''' is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 1913–1914, and revised in 1932 and 1959–1960. Forster was an admirer of the poet, philosopher, socialist and early gay activist Edward Carpenter, and following a visit to Carpenter's home at Millthorpe, Derbyshire in 1913, was inspired to write ''Maurice''.
The Liar (novel): '''''The Liar''''' (published 1991) is the first novel of British writer and actor Stephen Fry. The story is told out of chronological order but mostly follows the upper-class Englishman Adrian Healey through his years at public school, at Cambridge University, and afterwards. He excels at lying and entire chapters are later revealed to have been fictions. He ultimately ends up teaching at Cambridge as part of an old boys' club in British intelligence, which alleviates its boredom during the decline of the empire and end of the Cold War by partaking in make-believe espionage missions.
The book opens as the protagonist, Adrian Healey, and his mentor, Professor Donald Trefusis, are at Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg, where Adrian witnesses the (staged) murder of their contact.


The narrative then shifts to Adrian's time at public school, where he has carefully groomed himself to convey the image of a witty, highly extroverted young gay man; however, despite his image, and, despite regarding sex as his "public pride", he finds himself unable to express his love for the beautiful Hugo Cartwright. Another student, Paul Trotter (known as "Pigs Trotter" ''sic'') hangs himself due to his unrequited love for Adrian. Adrian is shown later in the novel to be touchy on the subject of suicide as a result. Prior to Trotter's funeral, Adrian has a sexual encounter with Hugo while pretending to be asleep.
Lord Dismiss Us: '''Lord Dismiss Us''' is a 1967 novel by Michael Campbell, that deals with issues of homosexuality in an English boys' public school.
The novel is set in a public school in England in the 1960s
Regiment of Women: LGBT: the novel has gained some notoriety due to its more or less veiled treatment of lesbian relationships inside and outside a school setting.
about education books: Most of the girls are devoted to Hartill and gladly suffer under her strict but charismatic rule and the loads of homework she sets them, mainly to prove to her and to themselves that they are more academically advanced