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Virginia Woolf
Writing Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One’s Own.
Mrs Dalloway · To the Lighthouse
- Born
- 25 January 1882
- Birthplace
- London, UK
- Died
- 28 March 1941
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Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was a British writer who explored how memory and sensation shape everyday experience. Her novels and essays also examined the limits placed on women’s education, work and independence.
Early life
Literary household
Grew up in the Stephen family, surrounded by books and visiting writers.
Learning at home
Received much of her education at home and later attended classes at King’s College London.
Career
- 1900s
Reviews and essays
Began publishing criticism while joining the intellectual circle associated with Bloomsbury.
- 1915
First novel
Published The Voyage Out.
- 1917
Hogarth Press
Founded a small publishing press with Leonard Woolf.
- 1920s–1930s
Experimental fiction
Developed novels centred on shifting consciousness and the passage of time.
Selected work
Mrs Dalloway
A single London day connects private memories and public life.
To the Lighthouse
Family relationships are transformed by absence and time.
A Room of One’s Own
An essay connecting women’s writing with material independence.
Beyond work
Bloomsbury
Her friendships included artists and writers who questioned conventional social and artistic rules.
Monk’s House
Lived and wrote with Leonard Woolf at their Sussex home.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: George Charles Beresford / Adam Cuerden. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
