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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... Virginia wrote at a shaky desk made by balancing her box on a commode . They met at lunch , and in the afternoon went to the opera . We must be a curious sight [ wrote Adrian to Vanessa ] as we leave the Opera House between the acts ...
... Virginia wrote at a shaky desk made by balancing her box on a commode . They met at lunch , and in the afternoon went to the opera . We must be a curious sight [ wrote Adrian to Vanessa ] as we leave the Opera House between the acts ...
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... Virginia wrote in her diary : Since I wrote , which is these last months , Jacques Raverat has died ; after longing to die ; and he sent me a letter about Mrs Dalloway which gave me one of the happiest days of my life . With Jacques ...
... Virginia wrote in her diary : Since I wrote , which is these last months , Jacques Raverat has died ; after longing to die ; and he sent me a letter about Mrs Dalloway which gave me one of the happiest days of my life . With Jacques ...
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... Virginia wrote this in her diary on 8 February ; she felt that we were all being led to an altar , a sacrificial altar garlanded with blossoms of flame . Towards the end of February she had influenza and for a long time was unable to ...
... Virginia wrote this in her diary on 8 February ; she felt that we were all being led to an altar , a sacrificial altar garlanded with blossoms of flame . Towards the end of February she had influenza and for a long time was unable to ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix E The Dreadnought Hoax | 213 |
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