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Description edit
In Woolf’s last novel, the action takes place on one summer’s day at a country house in the heart of England, where the villagers are presenting their annual pageant. A lyrical, moving valedictory.
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
IT WAS A SUMMER'S NIGHT AND THEY WERE TALKING, in the big room with the windows open to the garden, about the cesspool.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 584 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Hangover Square, and followed by The Hamlet.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Virginia Woolf (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Frank Kermode (Editor)
- Mark Hussey (Editor)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Country: England
Publication Date: 1941
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Country: England
Publication Date: 1941
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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