The second volume covers a crucial period in Woolf's development as a writer. "Her sensibility, her sensitiveness, her humor, her drama.. above all her catalytic gifts as a writer seem almost too much for one remarkable woman" (Christian...
"Nothing yet published about her so totally contradicts the legend of Virginia Woolf.. [This] is a first chance to meet the writer in her own unguarded words and to observe the root impulses of her art without the distractions of a commentary"...
"Nothing yet published about her so totally contradicts the legend of Virginia Woolf.. [This] is a first chance to meet the writer in her own unguarded words and to observe the root impulses of her art without the distractions of a commentary"...
Set on the coast of England against the vivid background of the sea, The Waves introduces six characters -- three men and three women -- who are grappling with the death of a beloved friend, Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of...
This story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel, Flush, enchants right from the opening pages. Although Flush has adventures of his own with bullying dogs, horrid maids, and robbers, he also provides the reader with a glimpse into Browning's...
A highly acclaimed collection of twenty-eight essays, sketches, and short stories presenting nearly every facet of the author's work. "Up to the author's highest standard in a literary form that was most congenial to her" (Times Literary...
As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen-year-old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I's court. By the close, three centuries have passed, and he will have transformed into...