Table of Contents

Introduction by Joanna Kavenna Note on the Text and Select Bibliography Modern Fiction Character in Fiction A Letter to a Young Poet How Should One Read a Book? The Man at the Gate Sara Coleridge William Hazlitt Professions for Women Evening over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car The Sun and the Fish Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid The Humane Art From A Writer's Diary Notes

About the Author

Virginia Woolf(1882-1941) was an English novelist, critic, and publisher whobecame a key figure of literary modernism. She published many novels as well asnonfiction and criticism. In 1941, she committed suicide by drowning herself in theRiver Ouse, near her Sussex home.

Joanna Kavennais a British novelist and travel writer. Her works includeThe FieldGuide to RealityThe Ice Museum,Inglorious, andThe Birth of Love. Her short storiesand essays have appeared inThe New Yorker, theLondon Review of Books,Arc,TheGuardian, andThe New York Times. She has received the Alistair Horne VisitingFellowship and the Orange Prize for New Writing, and in 2013 was named as oneofGranta's Best of Young British Novelists. She lives in Oxford.

Reviews

"The book explores the idea of the self in a very thought-provoking way and is a real treat for Woolf fans who like to analyze the more complex themes and ideas in her works.” —Virginia Woolf Blog
 
“Underpinning all of the essays is the question of what it means to have a sense of self. A question that, in the age of the selfie, seems utterly topical.” —Julia Bell, Writers’ Hub, University College London
 
“The essays...are sublime moments in intellectual history, while also being entertaining and accessible.” —Shiny New Books