TheVoyage Out

New edition of Virginia Woolf's first novel exploring the mysteries and complexities of a young mind.Part of Alma Classics Virginia Woolf CollectionIncludes notes and an extensive section on Virginia Woolf's life and worksThe most famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a novelist, essayist and critic. Her writing established her as one of Modernism's leading exponents, as well as a pioneering feminist. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Mrs Dalloway.Helen and Ridley Ambrose are preparing to set off for an exotic resort off the coast of South America on the Euphrosyne, a ship belonging to Helen's brother-in-law Willoughby Vinrace. Travelling with them is his daughter Rachel - a quiet, unremarkable girl raised in the London suburbs by her spinster aunts after the death of her mother. Along the way other people come aboard, such as the upper-class Clarissa and Richard Dalloway. As Rachel interacts with the passengers, intrigued by their different personalities, it becomes clear that what started for her as a mere sea voyage is turning into a journey of self-discovery and a rite of passage that will change her for ever.Part of Alma Classics Virginia Woolf Collection to include 10 of her work , The Voyage Out marks Virginia Woolf's debut as a novelist. Presented now in a new annotated edition.