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Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was a British novelist, essayist and autobiographer.

Also recorded as Virginia Stephen; Virginia Adeline Woolf; Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf; Virginia Stephen Woolf.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Adeline Virginia Alexandra Stephen.

Born at Hyde Park Gate in 1882, died at Lewes in 1941.

In detail

Virginia Woolf studied at King's College London. training under Ernest de Sélincourt, Janet Case and Clara Pater is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is essay. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are drama fiction and prose. The authority associates the name with Bloomsbury Group. Jane Ellen Harrison, George Eliot and Daniel Defoe are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Monk's House.

Works named in the authority record are To the Lighthouse, Mrs Dalloway, Orlando: A Biography, A Room of One's Own, The Waves and The Years.

Work by Virginia Woolf is recorded in the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum and print collection of the national Library of BAnQ.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Virginia Woolf”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q40909: Virginia Woolf

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