From The Lighthouse to Monk's House. A Guide to Virginia Woolf's Literary Landscapes

Hill-Miller, Katherine C.

ISBN 10: 0715629956 / ISBN 13: 9780715629956

Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London, 2001

About this Item

First edition, first impression. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, tiny faint dent to leading edge front cover, not price clipped (£18.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 328pp. The literary geography of five of Virginia Woolf's best known works. Quite a scarce book in this first impression.

Seller Inventory # 012469

Bibliographic Details

• Title: From The Lighthouse to Monk's House. A Guide to Virginia Woolf's Literary Landscapes
• Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715629956
• ISBN 13: 9780715629956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket after Vanessa Bell, illustrations by Stephen Barkway
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

There are five places which intimately link Virginia Woolf’s life and work: Cornwall, London, Kent, Cambridge and Rodmell, Sussex. In visiting each of these to compare the real places with their depictions, the author was astonished by the literal accuracy of Woolf’s descriptions. This previously neglected aspect of Virginia Woolf’s artistry is acknowledged and investigated in some depth for the first time in this book. The works discussed are To the Lighthouse (Cornwall and St.Ives), Mrs. Dalloway (London) Orlando (Knole and Sissinghurst), A Room of One’s Own (Cambridge), and Between the Acts (Monk’s House, Rodmell). By visiting each of these places the author introduces the general reader to Woolf’s books and themes. Those who actually travel to the locations will find this an invaluable guide that provides greater appreciation of Virginia Woolf’s works, and more pleasure and information from their journey.

About the Author

Katherine C. Hill-Miller teaches at the Department of English, Long Island University. This book grew out of her 1994 NEH seminar on Virginia Woolf’s novels.