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Unit 28: Virginia Woolf — Mrs. Dalloway

‘modern’ novel. Many critics believe she succeeded. The novel was published in 1925, and Notes
received much acclaim.

28.3 Summary

• In 1878, Leslie Stephen and Julia Jackson Duckworth married a second marriage for both.
• Virginia would suffer through three major mental breakdowns during her lifetime, and
she would die during a fourth.
• Virginia left Kensington with her three siblings and moved to Bloomsbury, where she
began to consider herself a serious artist.
• In March 1941, Woolf left suicide notes for her husband and sister and drowned herself
in a nearby river.

28.4 Keywords

Insanity : extremely foolish.
Impinged : have an effect.
Pompous : affectedly grand.
Mourning : deep sorrow for a person’s death.

28.5 Review Questions

1. Write about the parentage of virginia woolf.
2. Mention some of the notable publications of virginia.
3. Which techniques is used in the woolf’s, Mrs. Dalloway?
4. Discuss the introduction to the work “Mrs. Dalloway”.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. 14 May 1925 2. Leslie Stephen
3. 1923 4. Woolf’s
5. Woolf

28.6 Further Readings

Books Mrs. Dalloway (E Text) — Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf — Hermione Lee
Virginia Woolf: a biography — Quentin Bell

Online links http://www.online-literature.com/virginia_woolf/
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/Mrs-Dalloway-Book-Summary.id-

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