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The authorized, original edition of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece and one of the most \"moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century\" (Michael Cunningham), with a foreword by Maureen Howard.
In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman’s life, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of preparation for a party while in her mind she is something much more than a perfect society hostess. As she readies her house in post-WWI London for friends and neighbors, she is flooded with remembrances of the past—the passionate loves of her carefree youth, her practical choice of husband, and the approach and retreat of war. And, met with the realities of the present, Clarissa reexamines the choices that brought her there, hesitantly looking ahead to the unfamiliar work of growing old.
From the introspective Clarissa, to the lover who never fully recovered from her rejection, to a war-ravaged stranger in the park, the characters and scope of Mrs. Dalloway—a landmark of psychological fiction—reshape our sense of ordinary life and reshaped English literature as we know it.
“Perhaps her masterpiece…Exquisite and superbly constructed…Required like most writers to choose between the surface and the depths as the basis of her operations, she chooses the surface and then burrows in as far as she can.” –E. M. Forster
Editions of Mrs. Dalloway
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780156628709
- EBook
- ISBN 9780547662404
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The authorized, original edition of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece and one of the most \"moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century\" (Michael Cunningham), with a foreword by Maureen Howard.
In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman’s life, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of preparation for a party while in her mind she is something much more than a perfect society hostess. As she readies her house in post-WWI London for friends and neighbors, she is flooded with remembrances of the past—the passionate loves of her carefree youth, her practical choice of husband, and the approach and retreat of war. And, met with the realities of the present, Clarissa reexamines the choices that brought her there, hesitantly looking ahead to the unfamiliar work of growing old.
From the introspective Clarissa, to the lover who never fully recovered from her rejection, to a war-ravaged stranger in the park, the characters and scope of Mrs. Dalloway—a landmark of psychological fiction—reshape our sense of ordinary life and reshaped English literature as we know it.
“Perhaps her masterpiece…Exquisite and superbly constructed…Required like most writers to choose between the surface and the depths as the basis of her operations, she chooses the surface and then burrows in as far as she can.” –E. M. Forster
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mrs. Dalloway about?
The authorized, original edition of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece and one of the most \"moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century\" (Michael Cunningham), with a foreword by Maureen Howard.
In this vivid portrait of a single day in a woman’s life, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of preparation for a party while in her mind she is something much more than a perfect society hostess. As she readies her house in post-WWI London for friends and neighbors, she is flooded with remembrances of the past—the passionate loves of her carefree youth, her practical choice of husband, and the approach and retreat of war. And, met with the realities of the present, Clarissa reexamines the choices that brought her there, hesitantly looking ahead to the unfamiliar work of growing old.
From the introspective Clarissa, to the lover who never fully recovered from her rejection, to a war-ravaged stranger in the park, the characters and scope of Mrs. Dalloway—a landmark of psychological fiction—reshape our sense of ordinary life and reshaped English literature as we know it.
“Perhaps her masterpiece…Exquisite and superbly constructed…Required like most writers to choose between the surface and the depths as the basis of her operations, she chooses the surface and then burrows in as far as she can.” –E. M. Forster
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Mrs. Dalloway?
Fiction > Adventure / action fiction > War, combat and military adventure fiction
Where can I read a sample of Mrs. Dalloway?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780156628709
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Mrs. Dalloway?
Virginia Woolf
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Mrs. Dalloway is available as paperback(ISBN 9780156628709) and ebook(ISBN 9780547662404)
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