Freshwater, A Comedy - The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition

Virginia Woolf's only play-a hilarious farce taken from the life of her great-aunt, Julia Margaret Cameron, the famous Victorian photographer. It was first performed at Vanessa Bell's London studio in 1935 as one of Bloomsbury's theatrical evenings and later, in New York, in a star-studded French production. Edited and with a Preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo; drawings by Edward Gorey.

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

Virginia Woolf's only play-a hilarious farce taken from the life of her great-aunt, Julia Margaret Cameron, the famous Victorian photographer. It was first performed at Vanessa Bell's London studio in 1935 as one of Bloomsbury's theatrical evenings and later, in New York, in a star-studded French production. Edited and with a Preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo; drawings by Edward Gorey.

Product details

• Authors: Woolf, Virginia Woolf
• Assisted by: Lucio Ruotolo (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.1985
• EAN: 9780156335409
• ISBN: 978-0-15-633540-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Weight: 4531 g
• Series: The Virginia Woolf Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Performing arts: comedy, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS: Film / Genres / Comedy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / General, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, HUMOR: Topic / Relationships, DRAMA: European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, HUMOR: Topic / Language, play;theater;screenplay;monologue;script;1984;1985;1986