A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

VIRGINIA WOOLF/ W_S/ AN/ EN_LI_H/ AUT_OR/, FE_INIST,/ ESSAYI_T/, PUBLI_HER/, AND CRI_IC,/ CONS_DER_D/ AS/ O_E/ OF/ THE/
FOREMO_T/ MODE_NISTS/ OF/ THE/ TWE_TIETH /CEN_URY/ ALO_G/ WI_H/ T. S. ELIOT, EZRA POUND, JAMES JOYCE, AND GERTRUDE
STEIN. HE_/ PAR_NTS/ _ERE/ SIR/ LESLIE STEPHEN (1832–1904), WH_ /W_S /A/ NO_ABLE/ HISTO_IAN/, AUT_OR,/ CRIT_C /AND/
MO_NTAINEER,/ AN_ /JULIA PRINSEP DUCKWORTH (1846–1895), A RENOWN_D/ BEA_TY/. ACCO_DING/ TO/ WOOLF'S/ ME_OIRS/, HE_
/M_ST/ V_VID/ CHIL_HOOD/ ME_ORIES/ _ERE/ N_T /O_ /LON_ON/ BUT/ OF/ 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_ERPIECES,/ 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-SISTER /STELLA/ TWO
YEARS /L_TER/, LED /T_ /TH_/ FIR_T/ O_ /VIRGINIA'S/ S_VERAL/ NE_VOUS/ B_EAKDOWNS./ BU_ /IT/ W_S/ TH_/ D_ATH/ O_/ H_R/
FAT_ER/ _N/ 1904/ PR_VOKED/ H_R/ M-ST/ ALA_MING /C_LLAPSE/ A_D/ SH_/ _AS/ BRIEFLY /INSTITUTIONALISED./ S_ME /SC_OLARS/
_AVE/ SUG-ESTED/ TH_T/ HER/ _ENTAL/ INSTABI_ITY /_AS /AL_O /DUE/ TO /TH_/ SE_UAL/ A_USE /TO /WHI_H /S_E/ A_D/ HER/ SIST_R/
VANESSA/ WER_ /SUBJECTED/ 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 GROUP/ SH_ /BE_AME/ A_/ AC_IVE/ ME_MBER/ _F/ T_IS/
LI_ERARY /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_TURE/ TO/ EMPLO_/ STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS/ T_/EMPH_SISE/ THE/ PSYCHOLO_ICAL/ ASP_CTS/ O_/ HER/
CHAR_CTERS.

AFTE_/ CO_PLETING /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_/ EARLIER /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_SBAND:

"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_NESS/ 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/—EVER-BODY/
_NOWS/ IT/. _F/ ANYB_DY/ CO_LD /HAVE/ SAV_D/ ME/ IT/ WO_LD/ HAVE /BEEN /YO_. /EVER_THING/ HAS/ GONE/ F_OM /ME/ B_T/ THE/
CERTAINTY /OF/ YOUR/ GO_DNESS/. I/ CA_'T/ G_/ ON /SPOILING /YOUR /LIF_/ AN_ /LONG_R./ I/ DON'T /THIN_/ TWO/ PEO_LE/ CO_LD/
HA_E/ BEEN /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.