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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... Nessa has done her best for us . She has invented an old woman who comes before anyone asks her , to stop the chimbleys smoking , & finds eggs , by looking for them , on the common . Then Nessa said at breakfast , " What a very large ...
... Nessa has done her best for us . She has invented an old woman who comes before anyone asks her , to stop the chimbleys smoking , & finds eggs , by looking for them , on the common . Then Nessa said at breakfast , " What a very large ...
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... Nessa sewing : Duncan doing absolutely nothing . Nessa ( throwing down her work ) Christ ! There's the Lighthouse ! I've only got to page 26 & I see there are 320. Now I cant write to Virginia because she'll expect me to tell her what I ...
... Nessa sewing : Duncan doing absolutely nothing . Nessa ( throwing down her work ) Christ ! There's the Lighthouse ! I've only got to page 26 & I see there are 320. Now I cant write to Virginia because she'll expect me to tell her what I ...
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... Nessa's car . At first it wouldn't start . He sat there at the wheel frowning , looking very magnificent , in his shirt sleeves ; with an expression as if he had made up his mind & were determined , though there was this obstacle - the ...
... Nessa's car . At first it wouldn't start . He sat there at the wheel frowning , looking very magnificent , in his shirt sleeves ; with an expression as if he had made up his mind & were determined , though there was this obstacle - the ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix E The Dreadnought Hoax | 213 |
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