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Beginning Again
An Autobiography Of The Years 1911 To 1918
The author's account of the events of World War I and also a description of the origin of the Bloomsbury Group, the founding of the Hogarth Press, and the author's marriage to Virginia Stephen. "To write this masterly account is a severe test of courage and honesty...it raises the book to greatness" (The Nation). Index; photographs.
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Growing
An Autobiography Of The Years 1904 To 1911
Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs.
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The Wise Virgins
A Story of Words, Opinions, and a Few Emotions
The Wise Virgins(1914), Leonard Woolf’s second novel, was published two years after the author’s marriage to Virginia Stephen—and begun during their honeymoon. The autobiographical elements of the book are well documented. Its publication caused acute distress to Woolf’s family. Leonard’s sister, Bella, urged him to bury the novel, while his mother was shocked and mortified by unflattering portraits of herself and her neighbors. Two weeks after reading the novel, Virginia Woolf suffered the worst of her many breakdowns. As aroman à clef the novel holds considerable interest for its picture of Leonard and Virginia’s courtship, as well as its sketches of Vanessa Stephen and Clive Bell. (Virginia would later retell the story, from a much different perspective, inNight and Day.) But the novel offers the contemporary reader other rewards. It remains a witty, engaging satire about English society just before World War I and its conventions and prejudices. In Harry Davis, Woolf created a memorable Jewish antihero who rails against society’s conventions but tragically finds himself unable to escape them. Award-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning contributes a foreword to this new paperback edition.
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Stories of the East
Leonard Woolf has long been revered as one of the great literary minds of the 20th century, but this superb collection of short stories dating back to his time as a colonial administrator in Ceylon has been almost completely forgotten. This slender volume represents the first time that "Stories of the East" has been available to the general reader. Originally published in 1921 by the Hogarth Press in an edition limited to 300 copies, these stories have hardly seen the light of day since. Sir Christopher Ondaatje, an expert on Leonard Woolf and author of "Woolf in Ceylon," provides a specially commissioned introduction to this edition in which he argues the case for the enduring importance of these stories.
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Downhill All The Way
An Autobiography Of The Years 1919 To 1939
Leonard Woolf's recollections of his life with Virginia Woolf during the years when she wrote her major novels; also an account of the growth of the Hogarth Press, as well as portraits of Sigmund Freud, T. S. Eliot, and others. "There is a lucid probity in Leonard Woolf's writing" (Leon Edel, Saturday Review). Index; photographs.
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Journey Not The Arrival Matters
An Autobiography Of The Years 1939 To 1969
The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs.
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A Tale Told by Moonlight
An after-dinner walk in the moonlight leads to a series of confessions of first loves, each one sentimental and romantic. That is until Jessop takes his turn and decries the very notion of love. He tells of a tragic affair between an old school friend and an innocent Sinhalese girl, and so introduces the central motif of these three storiesthe incompatibility of East and West. Based on Woolf's own experiences in Ceylon, these tales provide a brilliant depiction of colonial life. A central figure in the Bloomsbury circle, Leonard Woolf (18801969) is perhaps best remembered for his marriage to Virginia, yet he produced some of the finest literary writings of his age.
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Essays on Literature, History, Politics, Etc.
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Las virgenes sabias
A witty, engaging satire about English society just before World War I and its conventions and prejudices, this autobiographical novel features Leonard and Virginia Woolf's courtship and early marriage. Una sátira mordaz y entretenida sobre la sociedad inglesa justo antes de la Primera Guerra Mundial y sobre sus constumbres y prejuicios, esta novela autobiográfica ofrece una mirada al noviazgo y comienzo del matrimonio de Leonard y Virginia Woolf.
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