The Common Reader
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- 1
- First edition
- Hogarth Press, 1925
The first edition of The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf was published in London by Hogarth Press in 1925. We track 1 edition.
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- 71 on Open Library, 60 in English
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- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
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Who published the first edition of The Common Reader?
The first edition of The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf was published in London by Hogarth Press in 1925.
How many editions of The Common Reader are there?
We track 1 edition of The Common Reader, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Can I read The Common Reader for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.