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Era una noche de verano y, en la amplia estancia con ventanas que daban al jardín, hablaban acerca del pozo negro. El consejo del condado había prometido llevar agua al pueblo, pero no lo había cumplido. La señora Haines, esposa del caballero terrateniente, una mujer que tenía cara de oca y unos ojos saltones, como si vieran algo que tragar en la acequia, dijo con afectación: ¿¡Vaya tema de conversación en una noche como esta! Entonces hubo un...

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Das Ehepaar Ramsay, ihre acht Kinder und mehrere Hausgäste verbringen den Sommer in ihrem Landhaus auf der schottischen Isle of Skye. James, der Jüngste, wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als mit dem Boot zum Leuchtturm hinauszufahren. »Natürlich, wenn es schön wird«, versichert Mrs Ramsay. »Aber es wird nicht schön«, erklärt Mr Ramsay - und macht alle Hoffnung des Sechsjährigen erbarmungslos zunichte. Zehn Jahre und der ganze Erste Weltkrieg ve...

Virginia Woolf's fantastical novel about an Elizabethan nobleman who lives for three centuries and transitions into a woman, with a new introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.The long-lived protagonist of Orlando begins as a passionate teenage aristocrat, whose days are spent in rowdy revelry at the colorful Tudor court of Queen Elizabeth and his nights in writing earnest poetry. A favorite of the elderly queen, he falls in love with and is jilt...

A Contemporary Classics hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's fantastical novel about an Elizabethan nobleman who lives for three centuries and transitions into a woman. With a new introduction by Jeanette Winterson.The long-lived protagonist of Orlando begins as a passionate teenage aristocrat, whose days are spent in rowdy revelry at the colorful Tudor court of Queen Elizabeth and his nights in writing earnest poetry. A favorite of the elder...

»Ein Klassiker. Es ist ihr größtes Buch.« E. M. Forster Es ist eines der radikalsten und eigenwilligsten Experimente des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts: Virginia Woolfs changierende und vielfarbig instrumentierte Beschwörung von Bernard, Louis, Neville, Rhoda, Jinny und Susan. Sechs ganz unterschiedliche Stimmen formen die Intensität der Kindheit, die Zuversicht und sinnliche Erfahrung der Jugend, das Losgelöstsein des mittleren Alters. Sinnesw...

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. 'The hour should be evening and the season winter, for in winter the champagne brightness of the air and the sociability of the streets are grateful'. In such conditions, Virginia Woolf takes to London's streets in search of a pencil. The account of her journey - ...

»Eine der wenigen echten Innovationen in der Geschichte des Romans.« The New Yorker Ein Junitag im Jahre 1923. Ein einziger geschäftiger Tag im Leben von Clarissa Dalloway, unterbrochen nur von den Schlägen des Big Ben, und gleichzeitig die vielstimmige Erzählung eines ganzen bewegten Daseins, ein Panorama einer Gesellschaft und einer der bedeutendsten und aufregendsten literarischen Meilensteine der Moderne.

A Society & Kew Gardens: Level 600 Reader (L+) (CERF B1) presents modern and simplified versions of two famous stories written by Virginia Woolf. A Society, first published in 1921, shows the issue of inequality in British society in the early 1900s. It ridicules the elitist social circles of England with satire, revealing their shallow and isolated nature. Kew Gardens, first published in 1919, explores the thoughts and feelings of various cha...

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To the Lighthouse explores the relationships and inner thoughts of a family on their visits to the Isle of Sky.

Era una primavera vacilante. El tiempo, siempre cambiante, mandaba nubes azules y purpúreas que se deslizaban sobre la tierra. En el campo, los campesinos contemplaban con aprensión sus cultivos, en Londres, la gente alzaba la vista al cielo y abría y cerraba el paraguas. Pero en el mes de abril cabía esperar aquel tiempo. Miles de dependientes hacían este comentario al entregar la mercancía envuelta con esmero a las señoras de adornados vesti...

La señora Dalloway dijo que ella misma compraría las flores. Porque Lucy ya le había hecho todo el trabajo. Las puertas serían sacadas de sus goznes, los hombres de Rumpelmayer iban a venir. Y entonces, pensó Clarissa Dalloway, ¡qué mañana! ¿fresca como si fuesen a repartirla a unos niños en la playa. ¡Qué deleite! ¡Qué zambullida! Porque eso era lo que siempre había sentido cuando, con un leve chirrido de goznes, que todavía ahora seguía oyen...

Isterseniz kütüphanelerinize kilit vurun, ama zihnimin özgürlügüne vurabileceginiz ne bir kilit var ne bir sürgü ne de kapatabileceginiz bir kapi.Kendine Ait Bir Oda ile Kadinlar neden kurmaca metin yazamaz sorusuna cevap arayan Virginia Woolf, kütüphane raflari arasinda dolasarak, erkek egemen dünyada kadinlarin edebiyattaki yerini tartisiyor. Erkeklerin kadinlara uyguladigi baskilari ve ötekilestirmeleri kabul etmeyerek, edebi üretimin temel...

Awakening one morning in the body of a woman, Orlandöan adventurous young poet¿begins a new life. Seemingly immortal, he spends the next four centuries becoming acquainted with English literary royalty and working on his debut collection of poetry. Inspired by a passionate affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, Orlando: A Biography is an imaginative look at queer love in the twentieth century.

Awakening one morning in the body of a woman, Orlandöan adventurous young poet¿begins a new life. Seemingly immortal, he spends the next four centuries becoming acquainted with English literary royalty and working on his debut collection of poetry. Inspired by a passionate affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, Orlando: A Biography is an imaginative look at queer love in the twentieth century.

The Ramsays spend their summers on the Isle of Skye, where they happily entertain friends and family and make idle plans to visit the nearby lighthouse. Over the course of the book, the lighthouse becomes a silent witness to the ebbs and flows, the births and deaths, that punctuate the individual lives of the Ramsays.

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Reproduction of the original.

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The American edition of the novel, first published by Harcourt Brace in 1927, introduced and annotated by Margaret Homans. A 1924-28 chronology of To the Lighthouse's composition, revision, publication, and reception. A rich selection of background materials, thematically organized for ease of reference. Topics include: "Autobiographical Writings, " "Family and Other Contemporary Contexts and Sources, " ...