Virginia Woolf

WOOLF, VIRGINIA, 1882 to 1941

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English modernist novelist and essayist, author of Mrs Dalloway and co-founder of the Hogarth Press.

Books
24
Editions tracked
30
First editions
23
Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
Hyde Park Gate, London, 1882
Died
Lewes, 1941

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Virginia Woolf wrote 24 books we track between 1915 and 1985; in publication order they begin with Voyage Out (1915).

Life

About Virginia Woolf

Writer

Known as
novelist, essayist, autobiographer, short story writer
Genres
drama fiction, prose
Movement
Bloomsbury Group
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Background

Educated at
King's College London
Influenced by
Jane Ellen Harrison, George Eliot, Daniel Defoe, Thomas Browne, Walter Scott, Emily Brontë
Buried
Monk's House

Notable works

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About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English modernist novelist and essayist, author of Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One's Own, and co-founder of the Hogarth Press.

Born Adeline Virginia Stephen on 25 January 1882 at Hyde Park Gate, London, she was educated largely at home. After her father's death in 1904 she moved to Bloomsbury and became a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group. She married Leonard Woolf in 1912. Her first novel, The Voyage Out, was published by Duckworth on 26 March 1915.

In 1917 the Woolfs bought a hand press and began printing at Hogarth House in Richmond; the Hogarth Press's first publication was Two Stories (July 1917). The press went on to publish most of her work, including Mrs Dalloway (14 May 1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928), A Room of One's Own (1929), The Waves (1931) and Three Guineas (1938). She was among the pioneers of stream-of-consciousness narration. She died by drowning in the River Ouse near her Sussex home on 28 March 1941.

For collectors

Hogarth Press first editions of her novels are the core of a Woolf collection, and the dust jackets are part of each book's identity because her sister Vanessa Bell designed the jackets for all of Woolf's Hogarth books; the 1925 Mrs Dalloway jacket is a well-known example. The Duckworth first edition of The Voyage Out (1915) predates the press. Two Stories (1917), hand-printed by the Woolfs, was the press's first publication.

For collectors

Collect Virginia Woolf

Earliest first editionVoyage OutDuckworth, 1915 Most editions trackedBetween the Acts2 editions
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Reading guide

Virginia Woolf books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Voyage Out1915
  2. 2Night and Day1919
  3. 3Monday or Tuesday1921
  4. 4Jacob's Room1922
  5. 5Mrs. Dalloway1925
  6. 6The Common Reader1925
  7. 7To the Lighthouse1927
  8. 8Orlando1928
  9. 9A Room of One's Own1929
  10. 10The Waves1931
  11. 11Flush1933
  12. 12The Years1937
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  1. 13Three Guineas1938
  2. 14Between the Acts1941
  3. 15The Death of the Moth, and Other Essays1942
  4. 16A Haunted House, and Other Short Stories1943
  5. 17The Essays of Virginia Woolf1948
  6. 18A Writer's Diary1953
  7. 19The Letters of Virginia Woolf1975
  8. 20A Moment's Liberty1977
  9. 21The Widow and the Parrot1982
  10. 22Room of Ones Own Three Guineas1984
  11. 23Moments of Being1985
  12. 24The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf1985
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1915Voyage OutDuckworth
  2. 1919Night and DayDuckworth
  3. 1921Monday or TuesdayHogarth Press
  4. 1922Jacob's RoomHogarth Press
  5. 1925Mrs. DallowayL. & V. Woolf at the Hogarth Press
  6. 1925The Common ReaderHogarth Press
  7. 1927To the LighthouseL. & V. Woolf at the Hogarth Press
  8. 1929A Room of One's OwnLeonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press
  9. 1931The WavesL & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth press
  10. 1933FlushLeonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press
  11. 1937The YearsHarcourt, Brace
  12. 1938Three GuineasHogarth Press
  13. 1941Between the ActsHogarth Press
  14. 1942The Death of the MothHogarth Press
  15. 1943A Haunted House, and Other Short StoriesHogarth Press
  16. 1948momentHarcourt, Brace
  17. 1953A Writer's DiaryHogarth Press
  18. 1975The Letters of Virginia WoolfHogarth Press
  19. 1977The Diary of Virginia WoolfHogarth Press
  20. 1982The Widow and the ParrotP.S. Chidsey
  21. 1984A Room of One's Own and Three GuineasChatto & Windus
  22. 1985Moments of BeingHogarth Press
  23. 1985The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia WoolfHogarth Press
Books and editions

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Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Virginia Woolf's books in?

In publication order they begin with Voyage Out (1915), then Night and Day (1919) and Monday or Tuesday (1921). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Virginia Woolf's first book?

The earliest book we list is Voyage Out, first published in 1915.

When was Virginia Woolf born?

Virginia Woolf was born in 1882 and died in 1941.

How many Virginia Woolf books does MyVolumes track?

We track 24 books by Virginia Woolf across 30 editions, 23 of them first editions.

Sources

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