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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... wanted to write about . * But now the writing did not go well ; nothing went well ; how could it ? She had lost her father , and the event , which seemed terrible in anticipation , now appeared more heart - breakingly tragic . She was ...
... wanted to write about . * But now the writing did not go well ; nothing went well ; how could it ? She had lost her father , and the event , which seemed terrible in anticipation , now appeared more heart - breakingly tragic . She was ...
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... wanted to say that all through that terrible time I thought of you , & wanted to look at a picture of you , but was afraid to ask ! You saved Leonard I think , for which I shall always bless you , by giving him things to do . It seems ...
... wanted to say that all through that terrible time I thought of you , & wanted to look at a picture of you , but was afraid to ask ! You saved Leonard I think , for which I shall always bless you , by giving him things to do . It seems ...
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... wanted to return to London . Her longing for social adventures was in part assuaged , but also in part exacerbated , by the acquisition of new friends . In December 1922 she had met Vita and Harold Nicolson at Clive's dinner table , a ...
... wanted to return to London . Her longing for social adventures was in part assuaged , but also in part exacerbated , by the acquisition of new friends . In December 1922 she had met Vita and Harold Nicolson at Clive's dinner table , a ...
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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