Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English novelist, critic, and publisher who became a key figure of literary modernism. She was the author of many novels, among them Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism, including the influential feminist essay A Room of One’s Own.

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