Life and works of Virginia Woolf
Virginia Stephen was born in London on 26 January, 1882. her father Leslie stephen was the author of critical biographical, philosophical essays. the stephen family in their London house at Hyde park gate most have resembled the Ramsays in TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. she was very close to her sister Vanessa and her brother Thoby who died at the age of 25 during a holiday in Greece.
Leslie stephen was 50 years old when Virginia was born. he had already published HISTORY OF ENGLISH THOUGHT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY and THE SCIENCE OF ETHICS. STREET HAUNTING is an essay written by Virginia Woolf.
Virginia Woolf has recalled her art of writing in her DIARY Dec 19, 1938.
James Russell Lowell stood godfather to Virginia. Thomas Hardy had recalled an incident when he had tea with Woolf in 1926. Henry james was also a frequent guest.
Virginia'a mother died when Virginia was 13. her half sister Stella Duckworth took charge of the household. Stella married after the birth of her first baby. this incident has been recalled by Virginia in her DIARY soon after the death of Roger Fry.
Virginia was educated at home owing to her ill health. Her teacher Janet Case taught her Greece. after sir Leslie Stephen's death in 1904 Vanessa Virginia, Thoby and Adrian rented a house in Bloomsbury Square which later became famous as the locale of the Bloomsbury group, a literary group founded by Virginia Woolf. Thoby died in 1906, Vanessa married Clive Bell in 1907 and the Bells took over the Gordon Square house. Adrian and Virginia moved to Fitzoy Square. between 1907-1912 Clive bell was Virginia's literary confidant. she had begun to write literary reviews in 1905 when the connection with the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT which lasted more than thirty years was established. Lytton Strachey was one of the member of the Bloomsbury group who also had been Thoby 's friend at Cambridge.
Leonard Woolf was another member of the group. he was a friend of Virginia's family. he went to Ceylon to take up a post in the civil service in 1904. Virginia announced her engagement to him in a note to Strachey on June 6, 1912.
her first novel VOYAGE OUT came out in 1915 (begun 1906, completed 1913). Mr and Mrs Woolf started THE HOGARTH PRESS in 1917. Mrs Woolf second novel named NIGHT AND DAY came in 1919. from 1915 to 1924 the Woolf's lived at Hogarth house Richmond. they also had a lease of Ascham house near Lewes in Sussex. in 1919 they bought Monks house, Rodmell near Lewes. her third novel JACOB'S ROOM appeared in 1922. MRS DALLOWAY appeared in 1925. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE appeared in 1928. ORLANDO also appeared in 1928. THE WAVES appeared in 1931. THE YEARS', 1937 was her second last novel.
from 1924 until August 1939, Woolf's London home and the home of the press was at 52,Tavistock Square in Bloomsbury.
Mrs Woolf participated with her husband in the LABOUR PARTY deliberations. her last novel was BETWEEN THE ACTS in 1941. she committed suicide by drowning on March 28, 1941. she left her hay and walking stick on the bank.
Leslie stephen was 50 years old when Virginia was born. he had already published HISTORY OF ENGLISH THOUGHT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY and THE SCIENCE OF ETHICS. STREET HAUNTING is an essay written by Virginia Woolf.
Virginia Woolf has recalled her art of writing in her DIARY Dec 19, 1938.
James Russell Lowell stood godfather to Virginia. Thomas Hardy had recalled an incident when he had tea with Woolf in 1926. Henry james was also a frequent guest.
Virginia'a mother died when Virginia was 13. her half sister Stella Duckworth took charge of the household. Stella married after the birth of her first baby. this incident has been recalled by Virginia in her DIARY soon after the death of Roger Fry.
Virginia was educated at home owing to her ill health. Her teacher Janet Case taught her Greece. after sir Leslie Stephen's death in 1904 Vanessa Virginia, Thoby and Adrian rented a house in Bloomsbury Square which later became famous as the locale of the Bloomsbury group, a literary group founded by Virginia Woolf. Thoby died in 1906, Vanessa married Clive Bell in 1907 and the Bells took over the Gordon Square house. Adrian and Virginia moved to Fitzoy Square. between 1907-1912 Clive bell was Virginia's literary confidant. she had begun to write literary reviews in 1905 when the connection with the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT which lasted more than thirty years was established. Lytton Strachey was one of the member of the Bloomsbury group who also had been Thoby 's friend at Cambridge.
Leonard Woolf was another member of the group. he was a friend of Virginia's family. he went to Ceylon to take up a post in the civil service in 1904. Virginia announced her engagement to him in a note to Strachey on June 6, 1912.
her first novel VOYAGE OUT came out in 1915 (begun 1906, completed 1913). Mr and Mrs Woolf started THE HOGARTH PRESS in 1917. Mrs Woolf second novel named NIGHT AND DAY came in 1919. from 1915 to 1924 the Woolf's lived at Hogarth house Richmond. they also had a lease of Ascham house near Lewes in Sussex. in 1919 they bought Monks house, Rodmell near Lewes. her third novel JACOB'S ROOM appeared in 1922. MRS DALLOWAY appeared in 1925. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE appeared in 1928. ORLANDO also appeared in 1928. THE WAVES appeared in 1931. THE YEARS', 1937 was her second last novel.
from 1924 until August 1939, Woolf's London home and the home of the press was at 52,Tavistock Square in Bloomsbury.
Mrs Woolf participated with her husband in the LABOUR PARTY deliberations. her last novel was BETWEEN THE ACTS in 1941. she committed suicide by drowning on March 28, 1941. she left her hay and walking stick on the bank.
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