A portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean... Čítať ďalej
Rich in fictional delights, this complete collection of Woolf's shorter fiction ranges from 1906 until the month before she committed suicide in 1941. It offers a valuable insight into the writer's development, demonstrating... Čítať ďalej
For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever; but as the First World War looms, the integrity of family and society will be fatally... Čítať ďalej
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway, the glittering wife of a Member of Parliament, is preparing for a party she is giving that evening. As she walks through London, buying flowers, observing life, her thoughts... Čítať ďalej
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for a party and remembering her past. Elsewhere in London, Septimus Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness. Their days interweave and... Čítať ďalej
Virginia Woolf's blazing polemic on female creativity, the role of writers and the silent fate of Shakespeare's imaginary sister remains a powerful reminder of a woman's need for financial independence and intellectual... Čítať ďalej
On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway, the glittering wife of a Member of Parliament, is preparing for a grand party that evening. As she walks through London, buying flowers, observing life, her thoughts are... Čítať ďalej
Virginia Woolf's last novel, in equal parts a triumphant celebration and witty mockery of 'Englishness', Between the Acts is edited by Stella McNichol, with an introduction and notes by Gillian Beer in Penguin Modern... Čítať ďalej
Román vyšel poprvé r. 1927 a brzy se zařadil se mezi nejlepší anglicky psané romány 20. století. Jedná se o dílo obsahující nejvíc autobiografických prvků, Woolfová se v něm pokusila vyrovnat se... Čítať ďalej
'Things are not simple but complex. If he bit Mr. Browning he bit her too. Hatred is not hatred; hatred is also love.' Virginia Woolf's delightful biography of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel, which asks... Čítať ďalej
Román Vlny, poprvé publikovaný v roce 1931, patří k nejvýraznějším z experimentální tvorby Virginie Woolfové. Ústřední roli v něm má šest postav, vedoucích monology: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda... Čítať ďalej
The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse... Čítať ďalej
Londýnské jitro, červen 1923. Paní Clarissa Dallowayová jde do květinářství pro výzdobu na svůj dnešní večírek. Než však tahle událost pro lidi z lepších kruhů nastane, strávíme v její... Čítať ďalej
Woolf exposes the prejudices and constraints against which women writers struggled for centuries, and argues for a more equal literary establishment.
This volume combines two books which were among the greatest... Čítať ďalej
The Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love and grief at the death of their... Čítať ďalej
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN HILL
The Years follows the lives of the Pargiters, a large middle-class London family, from an uncertain spring in 1880 to a party on a summer evening in the 1930s. We see them each endure... Čítať ďalej
Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children have always holidayed at their summer house in Skye, surrounded by family friends... Čítať ďalej
První román proslulé anglické spisovatelky vyšel v roce 1915 a Woolfová na něm pracovala v době, která pro ni byla neobvykle těžká, a kdy trpěla opakujícími se depresemi. Dílo si drží tradiční... Čítať ďalej
Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith
'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael Cunningham
Clarissa... Čítať ďalej
