The Letters Of Virginia Woolf: Vol. 1 (1888-1912) - The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition

A collection of Virginia Woolf's correspondence from age six to the eve of her marriage twenty-four years later. "Engagingly fresh and spontaneous as young Virginia's letters are...the excitement in this collection arises from [her] growing awareness of herself as a writer" (Chicago Sun-Times). Introduction by Nigel Nicolson; Index; photographs.

About the author

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

Summary

A collection of Virginia Woolf's correspondence from age six to the eve of her marriage twenty-four years later. "Engagingly fresh and spontaneous as young Virginia's letters are...the excitement in this collection arises from [her] growing awareness of herself as a writer" (Chicago Sun-Times). Introduction by Nigel Nicolson; Index; photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Nicolson, Virginia Woolf
• Assisted by: Nigel Nicolson (Editor), Joanne Trautmann (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.1977
• EAN: 9780156508810
• ISBN: 978-0-15-650881-0
• No. of pages: 566
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: Letters of Virginia Woolf; The Virginia Woolf Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Biography: general, Short Stories, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Diaries, letters and journals, Feminism and feminist theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: writers, Literature: history and criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM: Short Stories, LITERARY CRITICISM: Feminist