Virginia Woolf Reader

by Virginia Woolf

Book Overview

This rich introduction to the art of Virginia Woolf contains the complete texts of five short stories and eight essays, together with substantial excerpts from the longer fiction and nonfiction. An ideal volume for those encountering Woolf for the first time as well as for those already devoted to her work. Edited and with a Preface by Mitchell A. Leaska.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156935902
• ISBN13: 9780156935906
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

virginia woolf 101

I had not read any Virginia Woolf before and I thought she would be difficult. This book was a very pleasant surprise. I found her very readable and the introductions to each section were very helpful. Overall this was a great introduction to her work - a snippet of each kind of writing to get an idea of each of the styles in which she wrote.

Excellent Overview of a Brilliant Author

This compact anthology presents a fine selection of fiction and nonfiction by one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. The selections of essays and memoirs are especially good, and while it can't do full justice to Woolf's longer works, this volume does include several excerpts from her best novels. If you have never read Virginia Woolf before, start with her brilliant book-length essay "A Room of One's Own" (represented here by too brief a portion) along with this anthology. And, for those who have already discovered her work, this collection makes a nice sampler and refresher - a book to pull off the shelf whenever you want to dip into that extraordinary mind (and prose) again.