These letters of Virginia Woolf's--at times witty and irreverent, at
times melancholy and introspective--are possibly most revealing for
their insights into the complex personality of the novelist herself. "A
true letter," she insisted, "should be like a film of wax pressed close
to the graving of the mind." The book contains biographical notes on the
main recipients of the letters, together with background information on
Virginia Woolf's life and work. It is beautifully illustrated with
contemporary photographs and paintings, many by members of the
Bloomsbury Group, such as Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell, Roger Fry and
Duncan Grant.