A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF- ADV

VIRGINIA WOOLF/ W_S/ AN/ _N_LI_H/ AUT_O_/, FE_INI_T,/ ESSAYI_T/, PUBLI_HER/, AND CRI_IC,/ CONS_DER_D/ A_/ O_E/ OF/ THE/
FOREMO_T/ M_DE_NISTS/ O_/ THE/ TWE_TIETH /CEN_URY/ ALO_G/ WI_H/ T. S. ELIOT, EZRA POUND, JAMES JOYCE, AND GERTRUDE
STEIN. HE_/ PAR_NT_/ _ERE/ SIR/ LESLIE STEPHEN (1832–1904), WH_ /W_S /A/ NO_AB_E/ HISTO_IAN/, AUT_OR,/ CRIT_C /AND/
MO_NTAINEER,/ AN_ /JULIA PRINSEP DUCKWORTH (1846–1895), A RENOWN_D/ BEA_TY/. ACCO_DIN_/ TO/ WOOLF'S/ ME_OIRS/,
HE_ /M_ST/ V_VID/ CHIL_HOOD/ ME_OR_ES/ _ERE/ N_T /O_ /LON_ON/ BUT/ O_/ ST. IVES /_N /CORNWALL/, WH_RE/ TH_/ FA_ILY/
SPEN_/ EV_RY /SU_MER /U_TIL/ 1895./ TH_S/ PLAC_/ INSPI_ED /H_R /_O/ _RITE /_NE/ _F/ HER/ MAS_ERPIEC_S,/ TO THE
LIGHTHOUSE.

TH_/ SUDD_N/ D_ATH/ _F/ HER/ M_THER /_N/ 1895,/ W_EN/ VIRGINIA/ WA_ /13, /A_D /TH_T/ OF/ H_R/ HA_F-SI_TER /STELLA/
TWO YEARS /L_TER/, L_D /T_ /TH_/ FIR_T/ O_ /VIRGINIA'S/ S_VERAL/ NE_VOUS/ B_EAKDO_NS./ BU_ /IT/ W_S/ TH_/ D_ATH/ O_/
H_R/ FAT_ER/ _N/ 1904/ PR_VOK_D/ H_R/ M-ST/ ALA_MIN_ /C_LLAPSE/ A_D/ SH_/ _AS/ BRIE_LY /I_STITUTION_LISED./ S_ME
/SC_OLARS/ _AVE/ SUG_ESTED/ TH_T/ HER/ _ENTAL/ I_STABI_ITY /_AS /AL_O /DUE/ TO /TH_/ SE_UAL/ A_USE /TO /WHI_H /S_E/
A_D/ HER/ SIST_R/ VANESSA/ WER_ /SUB_ECTED/ B_ /THE_R/ HA_F-BROTHERS/ GEORGE AND GERALD DUCKWORTH.

WOOLF /C_ME/ T_/ KN_W /T_E/ FO_NDERS/ O_ /T_E /THE BLOOMSBURY G_OUP/ SH_ /BE_AME/ A_/ AC_IVE/ ME_MBER/ _F/ T_IS/
LI_ERAR_ /CI_CLE./ L_TER,/ VIRGINIA STEPHEN/ M_RRIED/ W_ITER/ LEONARD WOOLF /_N /10/ AUGUST /1912/. D_SPITE/ H_S/ -OW/
MA_ERIAL/ STA_US/ (WOOLF/ R_FERRING/ TO /LEONARD/ D_RING /_HEIR/ ENGA_EMENT/ A_/ A /"PENNILESS JEW"/) T_E/ COUP_E/
SH_RED/ A/ CL_SE/ BOND./

VIRGINIA'S/ MOS_/ FA_OUS/ WO_KS/ I_CLUDE/ TH_/ N_VELS /MRS DALLOWAY (1925), TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (1927)
AND ORLANDO (1928), AND/ THE /BO_K-LENGTH/ ESSA_/ A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN (1929),/ _ITH/ ITS/ F_MOUS /DICTUM,/ "A
/WO_AN /M_ST/ HAV_ /MONE_/ A_D/ A /R_OM/ OF /HER /OW_ /_F/ SHE/ IS/ _O /WR_TE /FI_TION./" IN /S_ME /OF/ HER/ N_VELS
/SHE/ MO_ES /AWAY/ F_OM /T_E/ U_E /O_/ PLOT /A_D /STRU_TU_E/ TO/ EMPLO_/ ST_EAM-_F-CONSCIOUSN_SS/ T_/EMPH_SISE/
THE/ PSYCHOLO_ICAL/ ASP_CTS/ O_/ H_R/ CHAR_CTERS.

AFTE_/ CO_PLETI_G /THE/ MAN_SCRIPT /O_/ HER /LA_T /(POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED) NO_EL/, BETWEEN THE ACTS, WOOLF F_LL
/I_TO/ A/ DEPRE_SION/ SIM_LAR/ TO /THAT/ W_ICH /SHE/ HA_/ EA_L_ER /EXPE_IENCED. /O_/ 28/ MARCH/ 1941,/ WOOLF /PU_
/_N /HER/ OVER_OAT/, FILL_D/ I_S /P_CKETS/ _ITH /STO_ES/, A_D/ WALK_D/ IN_O /TH_ /R_VER/ NEA_/ H_R/ _OME/ AND/
DROWN_D/ HE_SELF./ WOOLF'S/ B_DY /WA_ /NO_ /F_UND /U_TIL/ 18/ APRIL /1941./ H_R /HUSBA_D /BURIED/ H_R/ CREMATED/
REMAINS/ U_DER/ AN/ ELM /I_/ THE/ GA_DEN /O_/ MONK'S HOUSE/, TH_IR /HO_E/ IN /RODMELL, SUSSEX.

HE_ /FI_AL /WR_TING /_ERE/ TH_SE/ WO_DS/ ADDRESS_D /TO/ HE_/ H_SBA_D:

"I _NOW/ TH_Y/ I/ A_/ SPOILIN_/ Y_UR/ LI_E,/ TH_T/ WIT_OUT /ME/ YOU/ C_ULD/ WO_K./ AN_ /YOU /W_LL/ I/ _NOW. /Y_U/ _EE/
I/ CA_'T/ EVEN /WR_TE/ TH_S /PRO_ERLY. /I/ CA_'T /R_AD./ WH_T/ I /W_NT/ TO/ SA_ /IS/ I/ OWE /_LL /THE/ HAPP_NE_S/ O_/ _Y/
LIF_/ TO/ YOU./ YOU /H_VE /BEEN /ENTIR_LY/ PATIE_T/ WITH/ ME /AND /INCR_DIBLY/ G_OD./ I/ W_NT /TO /S_Y
/T_AT/_VER_BODY/ _NOWS/ IT/. _F/ ANYB_DY/ CO_LD /HA_E/ SAV_D/ ME/ IT/ WO_LD/ HAV_ /B_EN /YO_. /EVER_THING/ HAS/
G_NE/ F_OM /ME/ B_T/ THE/ CE_TAINTY /OF/ YO_R/ GO_DNESS/. I/ CA_'T/ G_/ ON /SPOILI_G /YOUR /LIF_/ AN_ /LONG_R./ I/
_ON'T /THIN_/ TWO/ PEO_LE/ CO_LD/ HA_E/ B_ _N /HA_PIER/ THA_/ WE /HAVE/ BEEN./"

ROSE, PHYLLIS (1986). WOMAN OF LETTERS: A LIFE OF VIRGINIA WOOLF. ROUTLEDGE. P. 243. ISBN 0-86358-066-1. RETRIEVED 24
SEPTEMBER 2008.