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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... marriage , could begin more easily to contemplate a marriage of her own . For Virginia , who had envied the domesticity of the Bells , need envy it no longer ; it was ceasing to exist , things were changing . - In 1908 Bloomsbury had ...
... marriage , could begin more easily to contemplate a marriage of her own . For Virginia , who had envied the domesticity of the Bells , need envy it no longer ; it was ceasing to exist , things were changing . - In 1908 Bloomsbury had ...
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... marriage as a profession . The only people who know of it , all think it suitable ; & that makes me scrutinise my ... marry you . How can I say ? I think it will , because there seems no reason why it shouldn't - But I dont know what the ...
... marriage as a profession . The only people who know of it , all think it suitable ; & that makes me scrutinise my ... marry you . How can I say ? I think it will , because there seems no reason why it shouldn't - But I dont know what the ...
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... marriage ; then my bird's eye view of many marriages disgusted me , and I thought I must be asking what was not to be had . But that has passed too . Now I only ask for someone to make me vehement , and then I'll marry them ! But could ...
... marriage ; then my bird's eye view of many marriages disgusted me , and I thought I must be asking what was not to be had . But that has passed too . Now I only ask for someone to make me vehement , and then I'll marry them ! But could ...
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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