"The Common Reader" is a collection of classic essays by Virginia Woolf,
originally published 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. 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: "Virginia Woolf",
"The Strange Elizabethans", "Donne After Three Centuries", "'The
Countess Of Pembroke's Arcadia'", "'Robinson Crusoe'", "Dorothy
Osborne's 'Letters'", "Swift's 'Journal To Stella'", "The 'Sentimental
Journey'", "Lord Chesterfield's Letters To His Son", "Two Parsons", 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
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 republishing this
classic collection now in a new edition complete with a
specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
