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The Complete Works
This ebook contains Virginia Woolf's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.
12798 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1994
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Virginia Woolf
1,548 books25.8k followers(Adeline) Virginia Woolf was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.
During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929) with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
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February 13, 2015
Despertar é uma espécie de morte...
Virginia Woolf foi e é uma das mulheres mais poderosas do século XX!
Lutou contra as barreiras das mentes num mundo dominado por homens!
...
Viveu encerrada em si
Em memória
Só
Em mente*
Virginia Woolf foi e é uma das mulheres mais poderosas do século XX!
Lutou contra as barreiras das mentes num mundo dominado por homens!
...
Viveu encerrada em si
Em memória
Só
Em mente*
February 15, 2015
Virginia Woolf is not for everybody. I have talked to plenty of people that claim to hate her. However, I love her. She makes strong feminist points. She gets the reader thinking. She is not only pointing out flaws in society, but she exposes flaws in character. She makes the reader question their own values and think about hard topics, such as if life has a purpose, if men and women have predestined roles, and what forms a person's identity. She is an amazing writer, with wonderful stories that we can learn a great deal from.
November 9, 2017
So surprising after all these years, to finally read To the Lighthouse and discover how brilliant Woolf was: her style and her penetrating intelligence. Brilliantly crafted novel. I loved the moments of reflection that I could relate to so well even though I had mistakenly thought no individual had ever put a woman's thoughts into writing. She examined what it means to exist. With a microscope. And the part I find really poignant is how subtly she handled how WWI had blown up their world. Woolf's modernism reflects the jarring changes from the implosion of the previous century's building pressure, unlike any time in the history of western civ.
June 23, 2016
I re-read Virginia Woolf's classic, "Mrs. Dalloway", for a book club discussion. We had an interesting and thought provoking discussion.
The book is written stream of consciousness - which is a challenge at times to follow. It's not an "easy read" but it's well worth reading. Virginia's writing is extraordinarily beautiful - poetic.
On the surface, this story covers one day in the life of Clarissa, a wealthy woman, who is planning a party in the 1920s. What makes the book extraordinary is that Virginia Woolf brilliantly weaves into the story observations about social issues of the time period. By observing a day in the life of Clarissa, the reader gets a glimpse into what the norms of society were at that time. Virginia describes the prevailing attitudes in English society in the 20s toward women rights, homosexuality, mental illness and social class.
The book is written stream of consciousness - which is a challenge at times to follow. It's not an "easy read" but it's well worth reading. Virginia's writing is extraordinarily beautiful - poetic.
On the surface, this story covers one day in the life of Clarissa, a wealthy woman, who is planning a party in the 1920s. What makes the book extraordinary is that Virginia Woolf brilliantly weaves into the story observations about social issues of the time period. By observing a day in the life of Clarissa, the reader gets a glimpse into what the norms of society were at that time. Virginia describes the prevailing attitudes in English society in the 20s toward women rights, homosexuality, mental illness and social class.
February 22, 2016
Read and re-read and taught many times...a classic of Women's Literture.
August 31, 2020
A lovely, quick read, with a wonderful variety of illustrations. I liked how the portrait is painted through different types of writing-letters, diary entries-not just her novels
December 29, 2022
I’ve read other works by this author, including her diaries. I think the writing flowed effortlessly in this timeless classic. Her style of writing is unique and thought provoking. But this is not a writing style I would wish to emulate in the age of information overload. I feel there is a lot of narration that would be intolerable for today’s generation of instant gratification. From my personal point of view, I love books that aren’t afraid to make some people uncomfortable. You have been warned. She stays on the negative end of the human emotion spectrum longer than most people would wanna stay there. But she remained true to herself and it shows in her work, and I respect that.
December 2, 2019
I am giving this book 3 stars because it really is a great format. All of Woolf’s writings are in chronological order and seemingly complete. This being my first real delve into her works I found this very helpful. However,I must say honestly that I found Virginia Woolf’s writing very melancholy and sedate. She does not seem to have the same endearing qualities I have found in other authors during her time, in particular Edith Wharton. This is no means a criticism of her writing which is fluid and descriptive. She writes with an open honesty which for her time would have appeared quirky or on the verge of scandalous. She could be described as a feminist of her time and I know often is-I will say that she is definitely progressive and unconventional for her time.
August 15, 2022
I gave up on this. Too old fashioned and stilted. Got some way through the first book and then my Kindle started acting crazy - I honestly thought my Kindle was finished. However, I started reading another book and no problems. Thought I would read some classics but I’m afraid this was a no no.
Apparently this style is “stream of consciousness “. Yes, she was ahead of her time but I just couldn’t get into it, and believe me I persevered but life is too short to keep reading a book that I just don’t enjoy.
Apparently this style is “stream of consciousness “. Yes, she was ahead of her time but I just couldn’t get into it, and believe me I persevered but life is too short to keep reading a book that I just don’t enjoy.
May 15, 2020
What a creative, emotional and utterly hilarious book. Woolf's writing in this book is absolutely exquisite. It took a bit of getting used to, with the length of Orlando's life, and the metamorphosis he went through half way through the book. This book is way ahead of its time, and even maybe way ahead of OUR time.
September 7, 2020
I'm an admirer of William Faulkner's stream of consciousness novels. Virginia Woolf makes reading an extreme intellectual sport. I downloaded the complete works, but really only intended to read Mrs. Dalloway. You truly live, breathe, and wander through the characters' minds.
May 16, 2011
Virginia Woolf is astounding. Review to follow.
January 19, 2016
Grade: 100 / 'A+'
February 23, 2021
Absolutely fantastic, she truly was one of the great minds of her time. Witty, fun and heartfelt writing. Love each work.
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January 2, 2024A Note to a Prospective Reader: I searched for this book in Goodreads, by using the ISBN to make sure it matched what was is in my Kindle Cloud. This description of the book in Goodreads, differs from the description in Amazon. Note: my edition is titled the "Works of Virginia Woolf," not the "Complete Works of Virginia Woolf." My edition, as described in Amazon, is titled: "The Works of Virginia Woolf: 12 novels and short stories in one volume." Therefore, my edition is not the same as the description in Goodreads; I think the description in Goodreads must go with the "Complete Works of Virginia Woolf." My edition is described in Amazon and what was in it matches exactly this description:
"This Halcyon Classics eBook has twelve novels and short stories by English modernist writer Virginia Woolf, including her first novel, 'The Voyage Out.' Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.
Contents:
The Voyage Out (1915)
The Mark on the Wall (1917)
Night and Day (1919)
Kew Gardens (1919)
Solid Objects (1920)
An Unwritten Novel (1920)
A Haunted House (1921)
Monday or Tuesday (1921)
The String Quartet (1921)
A Society (1921)
Blue and Green (1921)
Jacob’s Room (1922)"
"This Halcyon Classics eBook has twelve novels and short stories by English modernist writer Virginia Woolf, including her first novel, 'The Voyage Out.' Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.
Contents:
The Voyage Out (1915)
The Mark on the Wall (1917)
Night and Day (1919)
Kew Gardens (1919)
Solid Objects (1920)
An Unwritten Novel (1920)
A Haunted House (1921)
Monday or Tuesday (1921)
The String Quartet (1921)
A Society (1921)
Blue and Green (1921)
Jacob’s Room (1922)"
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December 15, 2020I have tried but I just don't like Virginia Woolf. Just listed to the audio book version of Mrs. Dalloway and could barely finish it. I am so glad to be done with it. She is very poetic and writes beautifully but I just cannot get into her books.
November 16, 2018
I have enjoyed reading the complete works of Virginia Woolf and I am interested in attempting to write a biography of her in the future. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
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March 8, 2020Not finished but Orlando completed. After To the lighthouse, Mrs Dalloway, A room of one's own and Orlando time for a change.
September 6, 2020
Life changing...
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April 13, 2021Love Virginia Woolf! Started this on the first January and I just finished it all, worth the time to read!
December 17, 2021
complete and utter rambling drivel
July 22, 2023
Certainly a woman ahead of her times!
Currently reading
December 5, 2023Currently reading the Essays portion of this edition of her Complete Works. It's about 1,206 pages and I'm currently about 244 pages along.
February 29, 2024
I really enjoyed reading Virginia Woolf, and I'd highly recommend checking it out!
November 3, 2024
This book collection is Outstanding, it includes all of her books.
It is an Amazing Deal too on Kindle. I paid $0.00 for this Book.
It is an Amazing Deal too on Kindle. I paid $0.00 for this Book.
October 7, 2019
Este libro, más que nada es una breve biografía de esta gran escritora que en muchas ocasiones había tenido la intención de leer pero siempre había algo que me lo impedía. En realidad es un genio de la literatura y como tal, envuelta en la locura de su trastorno bipolar I (al tener tanto episodios maníacos como depresivos), sus constantes intentos de suicidio, sus amantes, la frialdad y dominante personalidad de su marido, y sin duda alguna su ingenio.
Plagada de tragedias, desde la muerte de su madre, la preferencia para sus hermanos y luego la muerte del mayor de los dos, el casamiento de su hermana, todo ello aunado a la historia de trastornos mentales en su familia, la llevaron a presentar delirios y pensamientos que la condujeron a su tercer intento y cometido suicidio.
Muy curioso el hecho que haya conocido a personalidades de la talla de Sigmund Freud y Katherine Mansfield. A parte del hecho que vivió ambas guerras mundiales, y que su marido, un judío no sufriera las consecuencias que los de su misma nacionalidad vivieron en aquella época. Cómo no fue descubierto me queda aún como gran duda.
Sin duda pude conocer un poco más a esta trágica pero brillante escritora.
Plagada de tragedias, desde la muerte de su madre, la preferencia para sus hermanos y luego la muerte del mayor de los dos, el casamiento de su hermana, todo ello aunado a la historia de trastornos mentales en su familia, la llevaron a presentar delirios y pensamientos que la condujeron a su tercer intento y cometido suicidio.
Muy curioso el hecho que haya conocido a personalidades de la talla de Sigmund Freud y Katherine Mansfield. A parte del hecho que vivió ambas guerras mundiales, y que su marido, un judío no sufriera las consecuencias que los de su misma nacionalidad vivieron en aquella época. Cómo no fue descubierto me queda aún como gran duda.
Sin duda pude conocer un poco más a esta trágica pero brillante escritora.
February 21, 2019
Virginia Woolf’s first novel explores range of human emotions.
Classic English author’s compelling story of developing love, happiness, and tragedy among a group of travelers who meet on a cruise ship. Their stay on a distant island isolates them from everyday concerns, accelerating the development of relationships. VW’s uncanny insights into distinct people’s perspectives astounds in this first novel.
Classic English author’s compelling story of developing love, happiness, and tragedy among a group of travelers who meet on a cruise ship. Their stay on a distant island isolates them from everyday concerns, accelerating the development of relationships. VW’s uncanny insights into distinct people’s perspectives astounds in this first novel.
October 30, 2015
3.5
My favorite part of this illustrated anthology is the pictures. I enjoyed that it gave me an overview of her life, work, diary, relationships, marriage, depression and finally death. I have collected four of her books, in addition to this one, and I think this was a nice way to start. I don't have a Room of Ones Own, and after the writings from it in this anthology I know I'd like to read it.
My favorite part of this illustrated anthology is the pictures. I enjoyed that it gave me an overview of her life, work, diary, relationships, marriage, depression and finally death. I have collected four of her books, in addition to this one, and I think this was a nice way to start. I don't have a Room of Ones Own, and after the writings from it in this anthology I know I'd like to read it.
June 1, 2021
Not complete
This is not a complete collection. A Room of One’s Own and many others are missing. The writings that are in this collection are there twice and there is no master table of contents at the beginning like the description claims. I hope this is fixed.
This is not a complete collection. A Room of One’s Own and many others are missing. The writings that are in this collection are there twice and there is no master table of contents at the beginning like the description claims. I hope this is fixed.
Want to read
July 3, 2016Finished "Mrs. Dalloway".
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