Publication

1964-10-01 - Harcourt

Language

English

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Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100156628635
  • ISBN-139780156628631
  • Goodreads556320
  • Open LibraryOL7366103M

Description

Virginia Woolf’s novel chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a politician’s wife in 1920s London, as she prepares to host a party that evening. The narrative follows Clarissa’s thoughts (and sometimes those of people she meets) as she goes about her errands, and events in the day remind her of her youth and friendships from the past. As the book progresses characters from the past emerge, igniting old feelings and making Clarissa question the life she has created for herself. *Mrs. Dalloway* became the inspiration for Michael Cunningham’s 1998 novel *The Hours*.

First Sentence

MRS DALLOWAY said she would buy the flowers herself.

Subjects

Topics

WivesRegretFictionPartiesSuicideEnglandLesbians

Places

EnglandLondon (England)

People

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

Times

June19231890s

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