Hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th
century, Woolf was a central figure in the feminist criticism movement
of the 1970s whose works inspired countless women to take up the cause.
Primarily, Woolf communicated her ideas through her essays, the most
famous being "A Room of One's Own" (1929) which explored social
injustices and women's lack of free expression. This volume contains an
extensive collection of Woolf's seminal essays dedicated to the world of
fiction and literature. Contents include: "Virginia Woolf", "'Jane Eyre'
And 'Wuthering Heights'", "Defoe", "Modern Fiction", "On Re-Reading
Novels", "The Common Reader", "American Fiction", "David Copperfield",
"Jane Austen", "George Eliot", "The Russian Point of View", "The Art of
Fiction", "The Novels of George Meredith", etc. A must-have collection
for those with a keen interest in feminist literature. Adeline Virginia
Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer. 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. 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.
