Mrs. Dalloway (H B J MODERN CLASSIC) - Hardcover

Woolf, Virginia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151628629 ISBN 13: 9780151628629

Publisher: Harcourt, 1990

Synopsis

A poignant portrayal of the thoughts and events that comprise one day in a woman's life

About this title

Review:

Clarissa Dalloway is civilised--without the ostentation of a socialite, but with enough distinction to attract them to her parties. She finds excess offensive, but surrounds herself with the highest quality and has an abhorrence for anything ugly or awkward. Mrs. Dalloway is as much a character study as it is a commentary on the ills and benefits society gleans from class. Through Virginia Woolf, we spend a day with Clarissa as she interacts with servants, her children, her husband, and even an ex-lover. As she plans and executes one of her celebrated parties, she reveals inner machinations incongruous with her class-defined behaviors, that ultimately enable her to transcend them.

Review:

One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century (Michael Cunningham)

Woolf is Modern. She feels close to us. (Jeanette Winterson)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0151628629
• ISBN 13: 9780151628629
• Binding: Hardcover