Freshwater: A Comedy

by Virginia Woolf, Edward Gorey (Illustrator), Lucio P. Ruotolo (Editor)

Overview

Virginia Woolf's only play-a hilarious farce taken from the life of her great-aunt, Julia Margaret Cameron, the famous Victorian photographer. It was first performed at Vanessa Bell's London studio in 1935 as one of Bloomsbury's theatrical evenings and later, in New York, in a star-studded French production. Edited and with a Preface by Lucio P. Ruotolo; drawings by Edward Gorey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156335409
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/20/1985
Series:	The Virginia Woolf Library
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

Date of Birth:

January 25, 1882

Date of Death:

March 28, 1941

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Sussex, England

Education:

Home schooling