"An unnamed writer arrives at an 'artistic dinner' hosted by a composer and his society wife, a couple he once admired and has come to loathe. The guest of honor, a distinguished actor from the Burgtheater, is late. As the other guests wait impatiently, they are seen through the…
by Bradshaw, David, Woolf, Virginia
fromOxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
by Bradshaw, David, Woolf, Virginia
fromOxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
by Bradshaw, David, Woolf, Virginia, (Adeline Virginia Stephen)
fromWorld's classics
'Fear no more the heat of the sun.' Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-sho…
by McNichol, Stella, Woolf, Virginia, Showalter, Elaine
fromPenguin classics
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness. Smith's day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her friends, their lives conver…
by Bradshaw, David, Woolf, Virginia
fromOxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
"Set on a hot London day in June 1923, Mrs Dalloway explores both the raw hold of the past and the brighter potential of the future. The tragedy of the First World War is still a vivid presence, and the constraints of time and the freedoms of the mind, the abuse of power and the…
by Woolf, Virginia, Showalter, Elaine, McNichol, Stella
fromPenguin classics
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness. Smith's day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her friends, their lives conver…
"Set on a hot London day in June 1923, Mrs Dalloway explores both the raw hold of the past and the brighter potential of the future. The tragedy of the First World War is still a vivid presence, and the constraints of time and the freedoms of the mind, the abuse of power and the…
"First published in 1893, when Stephen Crane was only twenty-one years old, Maggie is the harrowing tale of a beautiful young woman's fall into prostitution and destitution in New York City's notorious bowery slum. In vivid prose and with a sexual candour remarkable for his day,…
This annotated edition of Viriginia Woolf's classic Mrs. Dalloway, named one of Time's 100 Best Novels, features an introduction by Women's Studies professor Bonnie Kime Scott, and is perfect for critical analysis in classrooms and beyond.This brilliant novel explores the hidden…