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In Woolf's first novel The Journey Out, we meet the Dalloways briefly. Clarissa Dalloway is essentially the same woman, only in this novel she comes to be known more through her interior monologue and through those of other characters in the novel.Born in London, Virginia Woolf was a novelist, short... More

This fourth volume of the first complete edition of Virginia Woolf's essays and reviews celebrates her maturing vitality and wonderfully reveals her prodigious reading, wit and original intelligence. Written while she worked on TO THE LIGHTHOUSE and ORLANDO, these pieces explore subjects ranging fro... More

With introductions by Eavan Boland and Maud Ellmann The serene and maternal Mrs Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr Ramsay, together with their children and assorted guests, are holidaying on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse Virginia Woolf cons... More

The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs.The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his poli... More

An Unabridged Printing, To Include Over 280 Figures: General Considerations - The Line - Lines, Plane Figures, And Planes - Parallel And Intersecting Planes - Geometrical Surfaces- Single Curved Surfaces- Supplementary Planes And Projections - Change Of Position By Rotation And Rabattement - Rotatio... More

Based on Woolf's brother Thoby, who died in 1906, "Jacob's Room" follows the life of a fatherless boy from his childhood to his tragic death in World War I, and remains a shining example of Woolf's genius and literary daring. Revised reissue.Based on the life of her brother, this unforgettable book ... More

This acclaimed novel marked the debut of one of the 20th century's most important writers. Woolf won instant, enduring success with this captivating exploration of a young woman's growing self-awareness. Less experimental than Woolf's later books, but highly representative of her style, it offers an... More

Mary Ann Evans who is better known by her pen name George Eliot was a leading British Victorian novelist. Eliot was known for her realism and keenness in developing psychological plots. Evans decided to write under a male pen name so that her work would be taken seriously. This is Eliot's last publi... More