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
suffered from bipolar disorder. In 1941, Woolf drowned herself in the
River Ouse at Lewes, aged 59. She produced a large corpus of work during
her lifetime including novels, short stories, essays and more. She also
wrote a large number of biographies concerning prominent writers of her
time, the best of which are contained within this volume. A fantastic
collection of essays and biographies perfect for students of English
Literature and other lovers of the written word. Contents include:
"Virginia Woolf", "The Common Reader", "Harriette Wilson", "'I Am
Christina Rossetti'", "Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his Son", "De
Quincey's Autobiography", "Roger Fry", "Dorothy Osbourne's 'Letters'",
"The Art of Biography", "The Humane Art", "Sara Coleridge", "Madame de
Sevigne"and "Personalities". Other notable works by this author include:
"To the Lighthouse" (1927), "Orlando" (1928), and "A Room of One's Own"
(1929). Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly publishing this brand new
collection of classic essays now complete with a specially-commissioned
new biography of the author.
