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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... London , the social pressures were irresistible : their friends called , they dined out , went to concerts , ballets , theatres . Again they retreated to Asham and again were seduced by London . During the summer days of late June and ...
... London , the social pressures were irresistible : their friends called , they dined out , went to concerts , ballets , theatres . Again they retreated to Asham and again were seduced by London . During the summer days of late June and ...
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... London . This idea filled Leonard with despair . London would certainly be bad for her and would lead , inevitably , to another breakdown . Shortly after the declaration of war he did take Virginia to London , but only for a night on ...
... London . This idea filled Leonard with despair . London would certainly be bad for her and would lead , inevitably , to another breakdown . Shortly after the declaration of war he did take Virginia to London , but only for a night on ...
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... London was now the chief target . Both Virginia and Vanessa suffered material damage in the bombardment . And now the old competition between them was , in the strangest way , renewed . When Mecklenburgh Square was blasted Virginia was ...
... London was now the chief target . Both Virginia and Vanessa suffered material damage in the bombardment . And now the old competition between them was , in the strangest way , renewed . When Mecklenburgh Square was blasted Virginia was ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix E The Dreadnought Hoax | 213 |
Copyright | |
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