About the book
Celebrate a captivating novel with this special edition featuring the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, and the original text first published by The Hogarth Press.
There were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
The Ramseys have always spent their holidays at their summer house on Skye – holidays filled with noise, joy and the stuff of family life that might go on forever. But as time passes, bringing with it war and death, the summer home stands empty until one day the family return to make the long-postponed visit to the lighthouse.
To the Lighthouse was published in 1927 and was more commercially successful than any of Woolf’s previous novels. Woolf herself thought it ‘easily the best of my books’. The book printed three times in its first year and went on to become one of Woolf’s best-loved works.
The text of this edition of To the Lighthouse is based on the original Hogarth Press edition, published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf on 5 May 1927. The dust jacket features the original cover created by Virginia Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell, for the Hogarth Press. Beneath the cover ‘bright blue’ boards printed in gilt take inspiration from the finish of the first trade edition.
'My mind was warped into a new shape by her prose and it will never be the same again' Greta Gerwig
‘Woolf’s groundbreaking novel is still one of the best available accounts of self-mythologising middle-class family life’ Rachel Cusk
‘I reread this book every once in a while, and every time I do I find it more capacious and startling. It’s so revolutionary and so exquisitely wrought that it keeps evolving on its own somehow, as if it’s alive’ Alison Bechdel
Editions of To the Lighthouse
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679405375
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781529946338
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784875763
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780701209964
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593468869
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099478294
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099982104
- EBook
- ISBN 9780593468876
- EBook
- ISBN 9781551998381
- EBook
- ISBN 9781446467060
Read an Excerpt
Celebrate a captivating novel with this special edition featuring the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, and the original text first published by The Hogarth Press.
There were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
The Ramseys have always spent their holidays at their summer house on Skye – holidays filled with noise, joy and the stuff of family life that might go on forever. But as time passes, bringing with it war and death, the summer home stands empty until one day the family return to make the long-postponed visit to the lighthouse.
To the Lighthouse was published in 1927 and was more commercially successful than any of Woolf’s previous novels. Woolf herself thought it ‘easily the best of my books’. The book printed three times in its first year and went on to become one of Woolf’s best-loved works.
The text of this edition of To the Lighthouse is based on the original Hogarth Press edition, published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf on 5 May 1927. The dust jacket features the original cover created by Virginia Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell, for the Hogarth Press. Beneath the cover ‘bright blue’ boards printed in gilt take inspiration from the finish of the first trade edition.
'My mind was warped into a new shape by her prose and it will never be the same again' Greta Gerwig
‘Woolf’s groundbreaking novel is still one of the best available accounts of self-mythologising middle-class family life’ Rachel Cusk
‘I reread this book every once in a while, and every time I do I find it more capacious and startling. It’s so revolutionary and so exquisitely wrought that it keeps evolving on its own somehow, as if it’s alive’ Alison Bechdel
Frequently Asked Questions
What is To the Lighthouse about?
Celebrate a captivating novel with this special edition featuring the original cover created by Virginia Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, and the original text first published by The Hogarth Press.
There were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
The Ramseys have always spent their holidays at their summer house on Skye – holidays filled with noise, joy and the stuff of family life that might go on forever. But as time passes, bringing with it war and death, the summer home stands empty until one day the family return to make the long-postponed visit to the lighthouse.
To the Lighthouse was published in 1927 and was more commercially successful than any of Woolf’s previous novels. Woolf herself thought it ‘easily the best of my books’. The book printed three times in its first year and went on to become one of Woolf’s best-loved works.
The text of this edition of To the Lighthouse is based on the original Hogarth Press edition, published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf on 5 May 1927. The dust jacket features the original cover created by Virginia Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell, for the Hogarth Press. Beneath the cover ‘bright blue’ boards printed in gilt take inspiration from the finish of the first trade edition.
'My mind was warped into a new shape by her prose and it will never be the same again' Greta Gerwig
‘Woolf’s groundbreaking novel is still one of the best available accounts of self-mythologising middle-class family life’ Rachel Cusk
‘I reread this book every once in a while, and every time I do I find it more capacious and startling. It’s so revolutionary and so exquisitely wrought that it keeps evolving on its own somehow, as if it’s alive’ Alison Bechdel
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in To the Lighthouse?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of To the Lighthouse?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679405375
How long is To the Lighthouse and how many pages does it have?
To the Lighthouse has 352 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book To the Lighthouse?
Eavan Boland, Virginia Woolf
Who is the Publisher of the book To the Lighthouse?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
To the Lighthouse is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679405375) and hardcover(ISBN 9781529946338) and paperback(ISBN 9781784875763) and paperback(ISBN 9780701209964) and paperback(ISBN 9780593468869) and paperback(ISBN 9780099478294) and paperback(ISBN 9780099982104) and ebook(ISBN 9780593468876) and ebook(ISBN 9781551998381) and ebook(ISBN 9781446467060)
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