The Virginia Woolf Reader - The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition

This rich introduction to the art of Virginia Woolf contains the complete texts of five short stories and eight essays, together with substantial excerpts from the longer fiction and nonfiction. An ideal volume for those encountering Woolf for the first time as well as for those already devoted to her work. Edited and with a Preface by Mitchell A. Leaska.

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

This rich introduction to the art of Virginia Woolf contains the complete texts of five short stories and eight essays, together with substantial excerpts from the longer fiction and nonfiction. An ideal volume for those encountering Woolf for the first time as well as for those already devoted to her work. Edited and with a Preface by Mitchell A. Leaska.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Woolf
• Assisted by: Mitchell A Leaska (Editor), Mitchell A. Leaska (Editor)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.1984
• EAN: 9780156935906
• ISBN: 978-0-15-693590-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Weight: 445 g
• Series: The Virginia Woolf Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; FICTION: Women, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / French, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: European / Scandinavian