A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a... Zobraziť viac
Published for the first time as a standalone volume, Virginia Woolf's short, impassioned essay, How Should One Read a Book? celebrates the enduring importance of great literature... Zobraziť viac
One of the greatest elegies in the English language, a book which transcends time... Zobraziť viac
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books ‘Waking, I cry “Oh, is this your – buried treasure? The light in the heart.”’ In these exquisite stories from the genius of English modernism, everyday objects acquire profound significance: a ... Zobraziť viac
It is June in 1939, and the inhabitants of a country house prepare for the annual village pageant that will be held in its grounds that day. It will tell the stories of English history, as it does every year. Yet the coming of war broods ... Zobraziť viac
Compilation of original stories by various authors related to the theme of animals... Zobraziť viac
The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to your own conclusions... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each... Zobraziť viac
Essential to Virginia Woolf's development as a novelist, these short stories are among the most interesting and accomplished fictions she wrote. Zobraziť viac
Penned during the aftermath of a nervous breakdown, On Being Ill is a groundbreaking essay that seeks to establish illness as a topic for discussion in literature. Delving into considerations of the loneliness and vulnerability experienced, as well as... Zobraziť viac
Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. But as time passes, bringing with it war and death, the summer home stands empty until one day, many years later, ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This book is with an introduction and notes by Dr Nicola Bradbury, University of Reading. "To the... Zobraziť viac
Once described as the 'longest and most charming love-letter in literature', the Virginia Woolf's Orlando is edited by Brenda Lyons with an introduction and notes by Sandra M. Gilbert in Penguin Classics. Written for ... Zobraziť viac
Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends. The novel's opening section teems with the noise, complications, bruised emotions, joys and quiet tragedies ... Zobraziť viac
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Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel. It is a portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: 'I am writing to a rhythm and not to a plot', Virginia Woolf stated of her eighth novel, The Waves.... Zobraziť viac
As Mabel Waring takes off her cloak and steps into the drawing room of Clarissa Dalloway, she immediately realizes that something is not right: her pale-yellow silk dress, which she has had specially made for the occasion... Zobraziť viac
The Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love, and grief at the death of their beloved friend Percival... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions.: This Wordswoth Edition is Edited by and includes an exclusive introduction by Linden Peach, Professor... Zobraziť viac
