Best Selling Books by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse (5 May 1927) is a novel by Virginia Woolf. A landmark novel of high modernism, the text, centering on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, skillfully manipulates temporality and psychological exploration. To the Lighthouse follows and extends the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, where the plot is secondary to philosophical introspection, and the prose can be winding and hard to follow. The novel includes little dialogue and almost no action; most of it is written as thoughts and observations. The novel recalls the power of childhood emotions and highlights the impermanence of adult relationships. One of the book''s several themes is the ubiquity of transience.

“I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.” Innovative and deeply poetic, The Waves is often regarded as Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece. It begins with six children—three boys and three girls—playing in a garden by the sea, and follows their lives as they grow up, experience friendship and love, and grapple with the death of their beloved friend Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of grief, Woolf draws her characters from the inside, revealing their inner lives: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation.

Clarissa Dalloway goes around London in the morning, getting ready to host a party that evening. The nice day reminds her of her youth spent in the countryside in Bourton and makes her wonder about her choice of husband; she married the reliable Richard Dalloway instead of the enigmatic and demanding Peter Walsh, and she "had not the option" to be with Sally Seton. Peter reintroduces these conflicts by paying a visit that morning. Septimus Warren Smith, a First World War veteran suffering from deferred traumatic stress, spends his day in the park with his Italian-born wife Lucrezia, where Peter Walsh observes them. Septimus is visited by frequent and indecipherable hallucinations, mostly concerning his dear friend Evans who died in the war. Later that day, after he is prescribed involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital, he commits suicide by jumping out of a window. Clarissa''s party in the evening is a slow success. It is attended by most of the characters she has met in the book, including people from her past. She hears about Septimus'' suicide at the party and gradually comes to admire this stranger''s act, which she considers an effort to preserve the purity of his happiness.

A Room of One''s Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women''s colleges at Cambridge University in October 1928. The essay examines whether women were capable of producing, and in fact free to produce work of the quality of William Shakespeare, addressing the limitations that past and present women writers face. It is generally seen as a feminist text, and is noted in its argument for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy.Adeline Virginia Woolf (n�e Stephen; 25 January 1882 - 28 March 1941) was an English writer who is considered one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Born in an affluent household in Kensington, London, she attended the King''s College London and was acquainted with the early reformers of women''s higher education.Having been home-schooled for most part of her childhood, mostly in English classics and Victorian literature, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900.

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation? In her third novel, Virginia Woolf departs from conventional narrative and explores storytelling through discordant scenes and impressions. Jacob Flanders’ life story is told through the perspectives of the people in his life. In Jacob’s Room, we see Jacob grow from a young boy to an ardent student of Classical culture while the world around him moves closer to an impending war. Jacob is described in flashes by the women around him—his mother and his lovers.

Jacob s Room is a novel written by Virginia Woolf and first published in 1922. The story is a pioneering example of Woolf s narrative style, characterized by its stream-of-consciousness technique and its exploration of the inner lives and thoughts of characters. The novel revolves around the life of Jacob Flanders, a young Englishman, but it doesn t follow a conventional plot structure. Instead, it presents a series of moments and impressions from Jacob s life, as well as the people he encounters. Through this fragmented narrative, readers gain insight into Jacob s evolving personality, his relationships, and the changing world around him, particularly in the context of the early 20th century. Woolf s prose is known for its poetic and introspective qualities, and Jacob s Room is no exception. It delves into themes of identity, transience, and the passage of time. The novel reflects the uncertainty and impermanence of human existence, making it a significant work in the modernist literary canon. Jacob s Room is a novel that challenges traditional storytelling conventions and invites readers to engage with its characters and themes on a deeper, more contemplative level. It remains a thought-provoking and influential work in the realm of modernist literature.

An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, A Writer''s Diary was drawn by her husband from the personal record she kept over a period of twenty-seven years. Included are entries that refer to her own writing and those that are clearly writing exercises, accounts of people and scenes relevant to the raw material of her work, and finally, comments on books she was reading. The first entry is dated 1918 and the last, three weeks before her death in 1941. Between these points of time unfolds the private world - the anguish, the triumph, the creative vision - of one of the great writers of our century.

Written while Virginia Woolf worked on Orlando, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One''s Own, and including the complete text of The Common Reader, the essays in this volume explore subjects ranging from the world''s greatest books to obscure English lives, confirming Woolf''s faith in the value of writing and in the common reader she addresses.

“The Common Reader” is a collection of classic essays by Virginia Woolf, published initially in two parts in 1925 and 1935. As the title suggests, the essays are intended for the average reader and deal with a variety of literary topics presented in layman''s terms. The first series deals with various authors including Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad; together with pieces on the Greek language and the modern essay. In the second series, Woolf looks at the lives and works of such authors as Daniel Defoe, Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Hardy, and others. A fantastic collection of essays not to be missed by fans of Woolf''s seminal work and literature lovers in general. Contents include: “The Common Reader”, “The Pastons and Chaucer”, “On not Knowing Greek”, “The Elizabethan Lumber Room”, “Notes on an Elizabethan Play”, “Montaigne”, “The Duchess of Newcastle”, “Rambling Round Evelyn”, etc. Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English writer. She is widely hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer of stream of consciousness narration. She suffered numerous nervous breakdowns during her life, primarily as a result of the deaths of family members, and it is now believed that she may have had bipolar disorder. In 1941, Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse at Lewes, aged 59. Other notable works by this author include: “Pattledom” (1925), “A Room of One''s Own” (1929), “The Captain''s Death Bed: and Other Essays” (1950). Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly republishing this classic collection now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

To the Lighthouse (5 May 1927) is a novel by Virginia Woolf. A landmark novel of high modernism, the text, centering on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, skillfully manipulates temporality and psychological exploration.To the Lighthouse follows and extends the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, where the plot is secondary to philosophical introspection, and the prose can be winding and hard to follow. The novel includes little dialogue and almost no action; most of it is written as thoughts and observations. The novel recalls the power of childhood emotions and highlights the impermanence of adult relationships. One of the book''s several themes is the ubiquity of transience.

Innovative and deeply poetic, The Waves is often regarded as Virginia Woolf''s masterpiece. It begins with six children-three boys and three girls-playing in a garden by the sea, and follows their lives as they grow up, experience friendship and love, and grapple with the death of their beloved friend Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of grief, Woolf draws her characters from the inside, revealing their inner lives: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation.

A Room of One''s Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, first published in September 1929. The work is based on two lectures Woolf delivered in October 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, women''s constituent colleges at the University of Cambridge.

THE VOYAGE OUT by Virginia Woolf 1882-1941

Heralded as Woolf''s greatest work of fiction, "Mrs. Dalloway" is not only a thorough rendering of a vivid human life, it is the outline on paper of human consciousness. In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman''s life, Clarissa Dalloway readies her house for friends and neighbors as she is is flooded with remembrances of faraway times.

Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father''s ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a kind of modern mythical voyage. The mismatched jumble of passengers provide Woolf with an opportunity to satirize Edwardian life. The novel introduces Clarissa Dalloway, the central character of Woolf''s later novel, Mrs. Dalloway. Two of the other characters were modeled after important figures in Woolf''s life. St John Hirst is a fictional portrayal of Lytton Strachey and Helen Ambrose is to some extent inspired by Woolf''s sister, Vanessa Bell. And Rachel''s journey from a cloistered life in a London suburb to freedom, challenging intellectual discourse and discovery very likely reflects Woolf''s own journey from a repressive household to the intellectual stimulation of the Bloomsbury Group.

In ''Roger Fry: a biography'' by Virginia Woolf, the author delves into the life and work of the renowned art critic Roger Fry. Woolf''s characteristic literary style, characterized by its stream-of-consciousness narrative and introspective exploration of characters, provides a unique lens through which to examine Fry''s role in the Bloomsbury Group and his influence on early 20th-century art. Through Woolf''s vivid descriptions and deep insights, readers are transported back to the vibrant intellectual and artistic scene of Fry''s time, gaining a deeper understanding of his contributions to modern art. Woolf''s blending of biography and criticism in this work offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking study of an often-overlooked figure in art history.

"How to recognize which books should read.The classic means forever then the classic books mean eternity."Good friends, good books and a cup of tea", this is my idea life. And You?"

Between the Acts is the last novel by Virginia Woolf, and it was published in 1941 shortly after her suicide at the age of 59. The story takes place just before the Second World War, in a small English village. An annual pageant is due to take place in the grounds of a house owned by Bartholomew Oliver, and the book consists of the days events leading up to the pageant. This book has 135 pages in the PDF version, and was originally published in 1941.

In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman''s life, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of preparation for a party while in her mind she is something much more than a perfect society hostess. As she readies her house for friends and neighbors, she is flooded with remembrances of the past--the passionate loves of her carefree youth, her practical choice of husband, and the approach and retreat of war. And, met with the realities of the present, Clarissa reexamines the choices that brought her there, hesitantly looking ahead to the unfamiliar work of growing old.From the introspective Clarissa, to the lover who never fully recovered from her rejection, to a war-ravaged stranger in the park, the characters and scope of Mrs. Dalloway reshape our sense of ordinary life making it one of the most "moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century

The Waves, first published in 1931, is Virginia Woolf''s most experimental novel. It consists of soliloquies spoken by the book''s six characters: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis. Also important is Percival, the seventh character, though readers never hear him speak in his own voice. The soliloquies that span the characters'' lives are broken up by nine brief third-person interludes detailing a coastal scene at varying stages in a day from sunrise to sunset.As the six characters or "voices" speak Woolf explores concepts of individuality, self and community. Each character is distinct, yet together they compose (as Ida Klitg�rd has put it) a gestalt about a silent central consciousness.

A Room of One''s Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, first published in September 1929.[1] The work is based on two lectures Woolf delivered in October 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, women''s constituent colleges at the University of Cambridge.[2][3]An important feminist text, the essay is noted in its argument for both a literal and figurative space for women''s writers within a literary tradition dominated by men.

"I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me." Innovative and deeply poetic, The Waves is often regarded as Virginia Woolf''s masterpiece. It begins with six children--three boys and three girls--playing in a garden by the sea, and follows their lives as they grow up, experience friendship and love, and grapple with the death of their beloved friend Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of grief, Woolf draws her characters from the inside, revealing their inner lives: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation.

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 life. Introduction by Trekkie Ritchie.