The Virginia Woolf Collection 5 Books Box Set - Fiction - Paperback

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A Room of One's Own\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Voyage Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1905, the naïve young woman Rachel Vinrace embarks on a journey to South America that will change her life forever As the long sea voyage proceeds, she connects with her\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efellow travellers and discovers the true meaning of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with a series of exceptional character portraits, Woolf uses the book to comment on the absurdities of Edwardian life and to explore the competing desires for freedom,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eintellectual stimulation, and romantic passion. Woolf's first novel is at once an insightful exploration of the female mind and a critique of a society that used gender to confine a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eperson to a particular role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe elegant Clarissa Dalloway is putting the finishing touches on her house as she prepares to host a high-society party in the evening. Meanwhile, Septimus Smith struggles with the after-effects of shell- shock. At first glance, the two could not appear\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto be more different - Dalloway is a middle- aged woman at home in the high-flying lifestyle of the prosperous upper classes, while Smith is poor, young, and traumatised\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe two narratives interweave to tell a haunting tale of life in interwar London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyrical, revolutionary, and extraordinarily insightful, this pivotal work showed what was possible in the modern novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo the Lighthouse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ramsay family first visit the Isle of Skye in 1910. Six-year-old James wants to go to the lighthouse they can see from their window and his mother tells him they'll go the next day if the weather permits...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of Marcel Proust and James Joyce, this modernist tour-de-force questions who and what we are and how we perceive the world as we trudge through time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A haunting and beautiful meditation on the transience of life, absence and the inevitability of death, To the Lighthouse is a psychological masterpiece from one of the world's greatest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrlando\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the life of Woolf's lover, Vita Sackville- West, Orlando is the stunning tale of a 300-year-old poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Against the backdrop of some of the most important moments of history, the titular character begins his life as a rowdy nobleman who delights in enjoying the privileges his\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estatus affords him. When he wakes one morning to discover that he is now a woman, he retains his joie de vivre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wildly entertaining commentary on gender and history, this book acts as a magic mirror revealing how life and art constantly change but forever remain the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Room of One's Own\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest arguments for female emancipation, A Room of One's Own began as a lecture series at Cambridge University defending women's independence. 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The Voyage Out\u003cbr\u003e2. Mrs Dalloway\u003cbr\u003e3. To the Lighthouse\u003cbr\u003e4. Orlando\u003cbr\u003e5. A Room of One's Own\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Voyage Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1905, the naïve young woman Rachel Vinrace embarks on a journey to South America that will change her life forever As the long sea voyage proceeds, she connects with her\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efellow travellers and discovers the true meaning of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with a series of exceptional character portraits, Woolf uses the book to comment on the absurdities of Edwardian life and to explore the competing desires for freedom,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eintellectual stimulation, and romantic passion. Woolf's first novel is at once an insightful exploration of the female mind and a critique of a society that used gender to confine a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eperson to a particular role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe elegant Clarissa Dalloway is putting the finishing touches on her house as she prepares to host a high-society party in the evening. Meanwhile, Septimus Smith struggles with the after-effects of shell- shock. At first glance, the two could not appear\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto be more different - Dalloway is a middle- aged woman at home in the high-flying lifestyle of the prosperous upper classes, while Smith is poor, young, and traumatised\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe two narratives interweave to tell a haunting tale of life in interwar London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyrical, revolutionary, and extraordinarily insightful, this pivotal work showed what was possible in the modern novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo the Lighthouse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ramsay family first visit the Isle of Skye in 1910. Six-year-old James wants to go to the lighthouse they can see from their window and his mother tells him they'll go the next day if the weather permits...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of Marcel Proust and James Joyce, this modernist tour-de-force questions who and what we are and how we perceive the world as we trudge through time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A haunting and beautiful meditation on the transience of life, absence and the inevitability of death, To the Lighthouse is a psychological masterpiece from one of the world's greatest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrlando\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the life of Woolf's lover, Vita Sackville- West, Orlando is the stunning tale of a 300-year-old poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Against the backdrop of some of the most important moments of history, the titular character begins his life as a rowdy nobleman who delights in enjoying the privileges his\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estatus affords him. When he wakes one morning to discover that he is now a woman, he retains his joie de vivre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wildly entertaining commentary on gender and history, this book acts as a magic mirror revealing how life and art constantly change but forever remain the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Room of One's Own\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest arguments for female emancipation, A Room of One's Own began as a lecture series at Cambridge University defending women's independence. In this extended essay, Virginia Woolf brings to life the many issues facing women of her era and pioneered the path toward a more equal future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePassionate, insightful, and beautifully written, A Room of One's Own is a tour-de-force by one of the 20th century's greatest writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e"}