The Virginia Woolf Collection 6 Books Box Set - Fiction - Paperback

The Virginia Woolf Collection is comprised of six thought-provoking works. Classics such as Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, To the Lighthouse and many more delve into the historical, political and feminist issues prominent in the twentieth century. Woolf altered the course of modernist writing. Titles in this set:1. Mrs Dalloway2. Orlando3. To The Lighthouse4. The Waves5. Voyage Out6. A Room of One's Own.Description:Mrs DallowayUpper-class housewife Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for a party one June morning, when an encounter with an old suitor makes her question her marriage and brings up thoughts of her past.

Meanwhile, veteran Septimus Smith suffers from shell-shock and battles with adjusting to normal life following World War l. During Mrs Dalloway's party, the fates of Clarissa and Septimus intertwine with disastrous consequences. OrlandoIn the sixteenth century, Orlando enjoys life as a nobleman - including fleeting a deep love affair with a Russian princess, and an eventful stint in Constantinople as an ambassador.

However, one day, Orlando awakes as a woman. She relishes her new life, but everything has irrevocably changed.Galloping through centuries and embarking on new life experiences, Orlando follows one person's captivating journey about identity. To The LighthouseEvery summer, the Ramsay family visit their holiday home in Scotland. It is where the children find themselves, and where the intricacies of adult relationships are uncovered.

However, just a decade later from their last visit, the family shatters as they fall under the shadow of war, grief and bitterness.Woolf uses shifting perspectives and a stream of consciousness throughout the novel to create an intimate and lyrical essence. The WavesAfter first meeting by the sea as children, the lives of six friends - Bernard, Neville, Louis, Jinny, Susan and Rhoda - intertwine from childhood to middle age. The novel delves into their lives, exposing their achievements and failures as they question the meaning of life itself. Woolf's rich poetic language reveals each character's aspirations, triumphs and regrets in a unique monologic style.Voyage OutA party aboard the Euphrosyne, bound for South America, changes the life of Rachel ○ Vinrace.

She has led a sheltered upbringing in the care of her aunts and knows very little about the world. On her voyage of self-discovery, Rachel asserts her own identity through observing and connecting with the world around her.Rachel falls in love with aspiring writer Terence Hewett before the book's tragic end.A Room of One's Own.In this extended essay, Virginia Woolf embarks on a journey studying different educational experiences available to men and women.

She explores the fact that women live in a patriarchal world and, if they are to write, must have a room of their own. Beloved female authors - and their impactful works - are acknowledged as Woolf conveys the importance of tradition to all aspiring writers.