This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to
Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, plus Mrs. Dalloway's Party and numerous
journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the book's
genesis and writing. The distinguished novelist Francine Prose has
selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical
views, and commentary by writers famous and unknown. Now with additional
scholarly commentary by Mark Hussey, professor of English at Pace
University, this complete volume illuminates the creation of a
celebrated story and the genius of its author.
Includes essays and commentary from:
Michael Cunningham
E. M. Forster
Margo Jefferson
James Wood
Mary Gordon
Elaine Showalter
Daniel Mendelsohn
Sigrid Nunez
Deborah Eisenberg
Elissa Schappell