A delightful collection of essays penned by Woolf for what she saw as the common reader. An informal, informative and witty celebration of our literary and soci

A far cry from her wistful and introspective fiction, Woolf's essays on literature read as lively, droll, and conversational. These essays focus on famous liter

The Common Reader' is a collection of essays by Virginia Woolf, published in two series, the first in 1925 and the second in 1932. The title indicates Woolf's i

A collection of essays discusses the central and joyful importance of books and reading in the author's life.

First delivered as a speech to schoolgirls in Kent in 1926, this enchanting short essay by the towering Modernist writer Virginia Woolf celebrates the importanc