Blogs in August 2015

Kew Gardens 7th August 2015

It was first published privately in 1919, then more widely in 1921 in the collection Monday or Tuesday. Originally accompanying illustrations by Vanessa Bell, its visual organisation has been described as analogous to a post-impressionist painting. Set in the...

Read More 

To the Lighthouse 31st December 2014

To the Lighthouse is the most autobiographical of Virginia Woolf’s novels. It is based on her own early experiences, and while it touches on childhood and children’s perceptions and desires, it is at its most trenchant when exploring adult...

Read More 

Mrs Dalloway 1st January 1970

This book follows Clarissa Dalloway through one day as she goes about preparing a party that same evening. This beautiful day brings back memories of her childhood, and ponders her choice of husband – should she have married Mr...

Read More