The first ever biography of the publisher, writer, activist, and
husband at the heart of the Bloomsbury Group.
Many people today know Leonard Woolf through the surname of his
wife, Virginia, or his role in supporting her through her mental
illness, depicted in films like The Hours . Some critics see him as
his wife ' s oppressor. In Victoria Glendinning ' s biography, for
the first time we see the whole man.
As well as being a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group,
Leonard was a formidable figure in his own right, first as an
innovative civil administrator in Ceylon, then as a writer, leading
light of the Fabian society, and publisher of T.S. Eliot, E.M.
Forster, Robert Graves, Katherine Mansfield, and of course Virginia
Woolf.
Victoria Glendinning brings careful research and new material to
bear on every aspect of Woolf ' s life, painting an engrossing
portrait of a man who was ahead of his time, an unapologetic
socialist and passionate anti-racist. Her engaging biography brings
new perspective to our understanding of the man, his work, and the
Bloomsbury circle and its achievements.
From the Hardcover edition.
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