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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Page 212
... thought it very fine- the way you run risks , though I don't see that there's much risk in sending such a letter to such a woman . You know you always told me I was notorious for vanity , & its still a fine plant , though growing old ...
... thought it very fine- the way you run risks , though I don't see that there's much risk in sending such a letter to such a woman . You know you always told me I was notorious for vanity , & its still a fine plant , though growing old ...
Page 122
... thought the greatest compliment she could receive . But , of course , it meant a return to the old emo- tional switchback , with this difference , that she would not , she swore , ever believe poor Nelly again when she threatened to ...
... thought the greatest compliment she could receive . But , of course , it meant a return to the old emo- tional switchback , with this difference , that she would not , she swore , ever believe poor Nelly again when she threatened to ...
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... thought , when he comes back there'll be time to begin again . I thought he would get some political job & we should see a lot of him . This lapse perhaps explains why I go on asking myself , without finding an answer , what did he feel ...
... thought , when he comes back there'll be time to begin again . I thought he would get some political job & we should see a lot of him . This lapse perhaps explains why I go on asking myself , without finding an answer , what did he feel ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Appendix B Report on Teaching at Morley College | 202 |
Appendix E The Dreadnought Hoax | 213 |
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