Virginia+Woolf

Virginia Woolf, originally named Adeline Virginia Stephen was an English novelist and an essayist, whom was born on January 25, 1882. She was apart of the London literary society, as well as a member of the Bloomsbury Group, which was a group for friends and/or relatives who lives in the London area. She married a Jewish writer named, Leonard Woolf, in 1912. She began writing professionally in 1905, and her first novel was entitled “The Voyage Out,” published in 1915. She continued publishing novels and essays by the Hogarth Press. She was named one of the greatest novelist in the 20th century and also one of the most “modern” ones.

Virginia Woolf had suffered a terrible fate. She suffered from depression to sexual abuse. To other people she appeared rude mainly due to her shy nature. Much of the depression and soon mania derived from genetic reasons. Eventually the mania took over effecting the way she spoke, but her friends found her to be an excellent conversationalist. While coming from a family history of depression it was also one of creativity. On March 28, 1941 Virginia Woolf commited suicide, by drowning herself in a river. Still, Woolf is remembered as one of the greatest feminist writers of her time. Along with collections of short fiction stories, some of her works include: The Voyage Out (1915) Mrs Dalloway (1925) To the Lighthouse (1927) A Room of One's Own (1929) Three Guineas (1938)