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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... Vita herself was a little in awe of her . But the little evidence that we have suggests that Vita found Virginia unkind . Speaking of the seals of the General Post Office , Vita remarked in a letter to Virginia that they " are ...
... Vita herself was a little in awe of her . But the little evidence that we have suggests that Vita found Virginia unkind . Speaking of the seals of the General Post Office , Vita remarked in a letter to Virginia that they " are ...
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... Vita . As far as Virginia's life is concerned the point is of no great importance ; what was , to her , important was the extent to which she was emotionally in- volved , the degree to which she was in love . One cannot give a straight ...
... Vita . As far as Virginia's life is concerned the point is of no great importance ; what was , to her , important was the extent to which she was emotionally in- volved , the degree to which she was in love . One cannot give a straight ...
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... Vita at Knole , showing her over the building - 4 acres of it - stalking through it in a Turkish dress surrounded by dogs and children ; a cart bringing in wood as carts had done for centuries to feed the great fires of the house ; Vita ...
... Vita at Knole , showing her over the building - 4 acres of it - stalking through it in a Turkish dress surrounded by dogs and children ; a cart bringing in wood as carts had done for centuries to feed the great fires of the house ; Vita ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix E The Dreadnought Hoax | 213 |
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