Mrs Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf

Overview

Celebrate the 100th birthday of a groundbreaking novel with this limited run special edition.

Clarissa Dalloway is preparing to give a party.

In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life.

This special edition features the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, andthe original text first published by The Hogarth Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529946321
Publisher:	Penguin Random House UK
Publication date:	01/07/2026
Series:	Vintage Classics
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was born in London. She became a central figure in The Bloomsbury Group, an informal collective of British writers, artists and thinkers. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. She wrote many works of literature which are now considered masterpieces, including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves.

Date of Birth:

January 25, 1882

Date of Death:

March 28, 1941

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Sussex, England

Education:

Home schooling

Table of Contents

Introduction
Note on the Text
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Virginia Woolf
MRS DALLOWAY
Explanatory Notes

Editorial Reviews

"She was doing with language something like what Jimi Hendrix does with a guitar." - Michael Cunningham

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