What does a woman need to write—and to live—freely? In this electrifying extended essay, Virginia Woolf answers with wit, bite, and unforgettable clarity: five hundred a year and a room of one's own. Wandering from Oxbridge lawns to the British Museum and back to her writing desk, Woolf exposes the gatekeepers of culture, imagines Judith Shakespeare—a genius denied—and proposes the androgynous mind as a spark for authentic art.

This beautifully illustrated edition brings Woolf's ideas to life with vibrant, full-page artwork that echoes the essay's modernist energy—college greens warped by perspective, library mazes, sentences blooming into bright forms. Perfect for readers who love classics with a contemporary visual sheen, book clubs, students, and creators seeking permission to begin, this keepsake volume is a powerful invitation: claim your voice, claim your space, and write.