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The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. 1: 1915-1919
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The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. 1: 1915-1919 Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 828.91203
EAN: 9780156260367
ISBN: 0156260360
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1979-05-15
Publisher: Harvest Books
Studio: Harvest Books
Dewey Decimal Number: 828.91203
EAN: 9780156260367
ISBN: 0156260360
Label: Harvest Books
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1979-05-15
Publisher: Harvest Books
Studio: Harvest Books
Editorial Review of The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. 1: 1915-1919
“Nothing yet published about her so totally contradicts the legend of Virginia Woolf.... [This] is a first chance to meet the writer in her own unguarded words and to observe the root impulses of her art without the distractions of a commentary” (New York Times). Edited and with a Preface by Anne Olivier Bell; Introduction by Quentin Bell; Index.
Customer Reviews of The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. 1: 1915-1919
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Writer's Diary to Read.
Review: I am learning a lot about writing by reading this book. I have peeked at it because I'm reading another book right now, but I have liked what I have read so far.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Revealing Genius
Review: I have a feeling I wouldn't like Virginia Woolf if I met her, any more than I'd like any of her friends in the Bloomsbury Group, but I love her novels and her diary is a wonderful insight into the mind of someone who wrote novels of genius, especially Mrs Dalloway and To The Lighthouse. I'd recommend this to anyone who wanted to get into her novels.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Into Virginia Woolf's world.
Review: "The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume One: 1915-1919" was truly magnificent. I never was so interested in every day, mundane goings-on as I was while reading this diary. As a journal keeper, I was in awe over the way she expressed her thoughts and explained her day(s). I've never read anything by her, but in reading this has really sparked my interest. Editor Oliver Bell put much time and hard work into this book, but I found the footnotes on the bottom of the pages bothersome, and it took me a while to get used to them being there. If you're interested in Virginia Woolf, then read her diary. I recommend.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Sublime writing
Review: Woolf is fascinating, even when describing the most mundane details of daily life. Her writing style is as beautiful here as in her fiction, and so the diary is well worth reading for that alone. Plus, nearly every page contains a reference to Lytton Strachey, Dora Carrington, or some other Bloomsbury luminary. She isn't always completely truthful or straightforward, but she is always supremely entertaining. However, despite a number of very helpful footnotes, the editor cannot provide explanations and clarifications for every entry, so it helps to be somewhat familiar with Woolf's life before reading her diaries.
Review Summary: Writer's Diary to Read.
Review: I am learning a lot about writing by reading this book. I have peeked at it because I'm reading another book right now, but I have liked what I have read so far.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Revealing Genius
Review: I have a feeling I wouldn't like Virginia Woolf if I met her, any more than I'd like any of her friends in the Bloomsbury Group, but I love her novels and her diary is a wonderful insight into the mind of someone who wrote novels of genius, especially Mrs Dalloway and To The Lighthouse. I'd recommend this to anyone who wanted to get into her novels.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Into Virginia Woolf's world.
Review: "The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume One: 1915-1919" was truly magnificent. I never was so interested in every day, mundane goings-on as I was while reading this diary. As a journal keeper, I was in awe over the way she expressed her thoughts and explained her day(s). I've never read anything by her, but in reading this has really sparked my interest. Editor Oliver Bell put much time and hard work into this book, but I found the footnotes on the bottom of the pages bothersome, and it took me a while to get used to them being there. If you're interested in Virginia Woolf, then read her diary. I recommend.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Sublime writing
Review: Woolf is fascinating, even when describing the most mundane details of daily life. Her writing style is as beautiful here as in her fiction, and so the diary is well worth reading for that alone. Plus, nearly every page contains a reference to Lytton Strachey, Dora Carrington, or some other Bloomsbury luminary. She isn't always completely truthful or straightforward, but she is always supremely entertaining. However, despite a number of very helpful footnotes, the editor cannot provide explanations and clarifications for every entry, so it helps to be somewhat familiar with Woolf's life before reading her diaries.