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Book Summary
A literary fiction novel from a celebrated twentieth-century English writer, set in June 1939 as a country house hosts a village pageant about English history. As the threat of war looms, the story probes memory, art, and national identity with warmth and wit, offering thoughtful, stage-like storytelling for adults and fans of literary fiction. The tone blends playfulness with quiet poignancy, inviting reflection on how culture endures in unsettled times.
Content is presented as a story-led, stage-inflected experience: intimate dramas intersect with a public pageant that replays English history, guided by an enigmatic pageant author. The multi-voiced narrative flows through shifting perspectives, blending lyricism, wit, and quiet drama to create a distinctive reading experience.
For readers, the journey is immersive and thoughtful: the narrative moves between intimate scenes and public performance, inviting reflection on art, memory, and identity. This edition provides a scholarly introduction and notes that illuminate the historical moment and the craft of the prose, helping readers connect themes to broader modern literature. This edition is edited by Stella McNichol and includes an Introduction and Notes by Gillian Beer.
Readers finish with a nuanced sense of how literature captures transitional moments between peace and upheaval, a deeper appreciation for the craft of writing, and a lasting impulse to reexamine memory, history, and national stories through art.
Product Details
Author
Virginia Woolf
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
192
Language
English
SKU
9780241372500
ISBN
9780241372500
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
12.8x1.1x19.8cm
Binding
Hardback
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Virginia Woolf, Born On 25 January 1882, Was One Of The Most Inventive Authors Of The Twentieth Century. Though Mrs Dalloway (1925) And To Theighthouse (1927) Are Perhaps Her Best-Known Works, She Was Also A Prolific Writer Of Essays, Diaries, Correspondence And Biographies. Woolf โS Writing Depicts The Rapidly Evolving World In Which She Wasiving In Both Style And Subject Matter. She Struggled With Mental Illness Throughout Herife And Attempted Suicide Twice Before Drowning Herself In River Ouse On 28 March 1941.