Virginia Woolf: A Biography, Volumes 1-2Nephew of Virginia Woolf, Quentin Bell enjoyed an intimacy with his subject granted to few biographers. Originally published in two volumes in 1972, and revised for this new edition, his acclaimed biography describes Virginia Woolf's family and childhood, her earliest writings; the formation of the Bloomsbury Group; her marriage to Leonard Woolf; the mental breakdowns of the years 1912-15; the origins and growth of the Hogarth Press; her friendships with T.S. Eliot, Katherine Mansfield and Vita Sackville-West; her struggles to write The waves and The years; and the political and personal distresses of her last decade. |
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Page 78
... George rose in consternation ; together they beat a hurried retreat , shepherding Virginia before them out into the street , where the ladies departed in a brougham . George , vexed with Virginia , and no doubt by his own social folly ...
... George rose in consternation ; together they beat a hurried retreat , shepherding Virginia before them out into the street , where the ladies departed in a brougham . George , vexed with Virginia , and no doubt by his own social folly ...
Page 79
... George and Gerald could easily be mocked and Virginia was not the person to neglect such an opportunity ; her social gaffes were painful to her , but she probably drew some satisfaction from her realisation that they were even more ...
... George and Gerald could easily be mocked and Virginia was not the person to neglect such an opportunity ; her social gaffes were painful to her , but she probably drew some satisfaction from her realisation that they were even more ...
Page 96
... George with his conduct . * Even George might then have felt that his presence under the same roof as his half - sisters was no longer desirable . But he was invulnerably dense and incapable of pursuing a course that ran counter to his ...
... George with his conduct . * Even George might then have felt that his presence under the same roof as his half - sisters was no longer desirable . But he was invulnerably dense and incapable of pursuing a course that ran counter to his ...
Contents
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix B Fantasy upon a Gentleman | 253 |
A Note on Sources and References | 260 |
Copyright | |
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