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Mrs Dalloway (Paperback): Virginia Woolf Mrs Dalloway (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R81 R71 Discovery Miles 710 Save R10 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Clarissa Dalloway is a woman of high-society - vivacious, hospitable and sociable on the surface, yet underneath troubled and dissatisfied with her life in post-war Britain. This disillusionment is an emotion that bubbles under the surface of all of Woolf's characters in Mrs Dalloway. Centred around one day in June where Clarissa is preparing for and holding a party, her interior monologue mingles with those of the other central characters in a stream of consciousness, entwining, yet never actually overriding the pervading sense of isolation that haunts each person. One of Virginia Woolf's most accomplished novels, Mrs Dalloway is widely regarded as one of the most revolutionary works of the 20th century in its style and the themes that it tackles. The sense that Clarissa has married the wrong person, her past love for another female friend and the death of an intended party guest all serve to amplify this stultifying existence.

Mrs. Dalloway (Paperback): Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R196 Discovery Miles 1 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the wake of World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Smith is suffering from shell shock and is on the brink of madness. Their days interweave and their lives converge as the party reaches its glittering climax. Over the course of a single day, from first light to the dark of night, Woolf achieves an uncanny simulacrum of consciousness, bringing past, present, and future together, and recording, impression by impression, minute by minute, the feel of life itself.

Between the Acts and A Room of One's Own (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Between the Acts and A Room of One's Own (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
To the Lighthouse (Paperback): Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R82 R72 Discovery Miles 720 Save R10 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Every summer, the Ramsays visit their summer home on the beautiful Isle of Skye, surrounded by the excitement and chatter of family and friends, mirroring Virginia Woolf's own joyful holidays of her youth. But as time passes, and in its wake the First World War, the transience of life becomes ever more apparent through the vignette of the thoughts and observations of the novel's disparate cast. A landmark of high modernism and the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf's novels, To the Lighthouse explores themes of loss, class structure and the question of perception, in a hauntingly beautiful memorial to the lost but not forgotten. Chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

The Waves (Paperback): Virginia Woolf The Waves (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R72 Discovery Miles 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, 'Consume me' Six friends traverse the uneven road of life together in Virginia Woolf's most unconventional classic. Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda and Susan first meet as children by the sea, and their lives are forever changed. A poetic novel written in a lyrical way only Woolf could master, these narrators face both triumph and tragedy that touches them all. Throughout their lives, they examine the relationship between past and present, and the meaning of life itself. A landmark of innovative fiction and the most experimental of Virginia Woolf's novels, The Waves is still regarded as one of the greatest works ever written in the English language.

On Being Ill (Paperback): Virginia Woolf On Being Ill (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R139 Discovery Miles 1 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Penned in 1925 during the aftermath of a nervous breakdown, On Being Ill is a groundbreaking essay by the Modernist giant Virginia Woolf that seeks to establish illness as a topic for discussion in literature. Delving into considerations of the loneliness and vulnerability experienced by those suffering from illness, as well as aspects of privilege others might have, the essay resounds with an honesty and clarity that still rings true today. 'Novels, one would have thought, would have been devoted to influenza, epic poems to typhoid, odes to pneumonia, lyrics to toothache. But no - with a few exceptions... literature does its best to maintain that its concern is with the mind; that the body is a sheet of plain glass through which the soul looks straight and clear, and, save for one or two passions such as desire and greed, is null, and negligible and non-existent.'

A Room of One's Own & The Voyage Out (Paperback, UK ed.): Virginia Woolf A Room of One's Own & The Voyage Out (Paperback, UK ed.)
Virginia Woolf; Introduction by Sally Minogue; Notes by Sally Minogue; Series edited by Keith Carabine
R137 R104 Discovery Miles 1 040 Save R33 (24%) In Stock

A Room of One's Own (1929) has become a classic feminist essay and perhaps Virginia Woolf's best known work; The Voyage Out (1915) is highly significant as her first novel. Both focus on the place of women within the power structures of modern society. The essay lays bare the woman artist's struggle for a voice, since throughout history she has been denied the social and economic independence assumed by men. Woolf's prescription is clear: if a woman is to find creative expression equal to a man's, she must have an independent income, and a room of her own. This is both an acute analysis and a spirited rallying cry; it remains surprisingly resonant and relevant in the 21st century. The novel explores these issues more personally, through the character of Rachel Vinrace, a young woman whose 'voyage out' to South America opens up powerful encounters with her fellow-travellers, men and women. As she begins to understand her place in the world, she finds the happiness of love, but also sees its brute power. Woolf has a sharp eye for the comedy of English manners in a foreign milieu; but the final undertow of the novel is tragic as, in some of her finest writing, she calls up the essential isolation of the human spirit.

Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the wake of World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Smith is suffering from shell shock and is on the brink of madness. Their days interweave and their lives converge as the party reaches its glittering climax.   Over the course of a single day, Woolf achieves an uncanny simulacrum of consciousness, bringing past, present, and future together, and recording, minute by minute, the feel of life itself.    

Mrs Dalloway (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Mrs Dalloway (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R271 R194 Discovery Miles 1 940 Save R77 (28%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and stultify existence. Society hostess, Clarissa Dalloway is giving a party. Her thoughts and sensations on that one day, and the interior monologues of others whose lives are interwoven with hers gradually reveal the characters of the central protagonists. Clarissa's life is touched by tragedy as the events in her day run parallel to those of Septimus Warren Smith, whose madness escalates as his life draws toward inevitable suicide.

A Room of One's Own - The Feminist Classic (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf A Room of One's Own - The Feminist Classic (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf; Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon; Introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve
R306 R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Save R86 (28%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Discover Virginia Woolf's landmark essay on women's struggle for independence and creative opportunity A Room of One's Own is one of Virginia Woolf's most influential works and widely recognized for its extraordinary contribution to the women's movement. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, it is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte to the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted (imaginary) sister, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. The work was ranked by The Guardian newspaper as number 45 in the 100 World's Best Non-fiction Books. Part of the bestselling Capstone series, this collectible, hard-back edition of A Room of One's Own includes an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve that explains the book's place in modernist literature and why it still resonates with contemporary readers. Born in 1882, Virginia Woolf was one of the most forward-thinking English writers of her time. Author of the classic novels Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies, and a member of the celebrated Bloomsbury Set of intellectuals and artists. Discover why A Room of One's Own is considered among the greatest and most influential works of female empowerment and creativity Learn why Woolf's classic has stood the test of time. Make this attractive, high-quality hardcover edition a permanent addition to your library Enjoy an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve, who connects the themes of the text to the concerns of today's audience Capstone Classics brings A Room of One's Own to a new generation of readers who can discover how Woolf's book broke new artistic ground and advanced the position of women writers and creatives around the world.

The Voyage Out (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf The Voyage Out (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R899 Discovery Miles 8 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
To the Lighthouse (Paperback): Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R210 R168 Discovery Miles 1 680 Save R42 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

When Mrs Ramsay tells her guests at her summer house on the Isle of Skye that they will be able to visit the nearby lighthouse the following day, little does she know that this trip will only be completed ten years later by her husband, and that a gulf of war, grief and loss will have opened in the meantime. As each character tries to readjust their memories and emotions with the shifts of time and reality, this long-delayed excursion will also prove to be a journey of self-discovery and fulfilment for them. Rich in symbolism, daring in style, elegiac in tone and encapsulating Virginia Woolf's ideas on life, art and human relationships, To the Lighthouse is a landmark of twentieth-century literature and one of the high points of early Modernism.

Mrs. Dalloway (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R889 Discovery Miles 8 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas (Paperback): Virginia Woolf A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R85 R75 Discovery Miles 750 Save R10 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind...' Based on a lecture given at Cambridge and first published in 1929, 'A Room of One's Own' interweaves Woolf's personal experience as a female writer with themes ranging from Austen and Bronte to Shakespeare's gifted (and imaginary) sister. 'Three Guineas', Woolf's most impassioned polemic, came almost a decade later and broke new ground by challenging the very notions of war and masculinity. This volume combines two inspirational, witty and urbane essays from one of literature's pre-eminent voices; collectively they constitute a brilliant and lucid attack on sexual inequality.

Night and Day (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Night and Day (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R993 Discovery Miles 9 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
To the Lighthouse (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Orlando - Eine Biografie (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Orlando - Eine Biografie (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R700 Discovery Miles 7 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jacob's Room (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Jacob's Room (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Voyage Out - in large print (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf The Voyage Out - in large print (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R2,363 R2,238 Discovery Miles 22 380 Save R125 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Night and Day - in large print (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Night and Day - in large print (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R2,618 R2,473 Discovery Miles 24 730 Save R145 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How Should One Read a Book? (Paperback): Virginia Woolf How Should One Read a Book? (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R127 Discovery Miles 1 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First delivered as a speech to schoolgirls in Kent in 1926, this enchanting short essay by the towering Modernist writer Virginia Woolf celebrates the importance of the written word. With a measured but ardent tone, Woolf weaves together thought and quote, verse and prose into a moving tract on the power literature can have over its reader, in a way which still resounds with truth today. 'I have sometimes dreamt, at least, that when the Day of Judgement dawns and the great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards - their crowns, their laurels, their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble - the Almighty will turn to Peter and will say, not without a certain envy when he sees us coming with our books under our arms, "Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them here. They have loved reading."'

Jacob's Room - in large print: Virginia Woolf Jacob's Room - in large print
Virginia Woolf
R1,765 Discovery Miles 17 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jacob's Room (Hardcover): Virginia Woolf Jacob's Room (Hardcover)
Virginia Woolf
R491 Discovery Miles 4 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Jacob's Room - in large print: Virginia Woolf Jacob's Room - in large print
Virginia Woolf
R1,204 Discovery Miles 12 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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