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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100156212501

ISBN-139780156212502

eBay Product ID (ePID)52649

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Edition2

Book TitleComplete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf : Second Edition

Number of Pages364 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1989

TopicClassics, Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Sea Stories

GenreFiction

AuthorVirginia Woolf

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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LCCN89-002006

Dewey Edition19

ReviewsWoolf's short stories originally appeared in various magazines and anthologies, often sloppily or intrusively edited. The 45 texts collected here were carefully prepared by Susan Dick after comparison of all surviving manuscript and printed versions; 17 have never before been published, assuring this volume an important place in the Woolf canon. The earliest pieces date from 1906 and the last were in progress when Woolf drowned herself in 1941. Taken together, they show the evolution of Woolf's experimental methods and the origin of some of the major themes in her novels. Dick's meticulous but unobtrusive editing gives us for the first time a reliable text for some of Woolf's best writing. Michael Edmonds, State Historical Soc. of Wisconsin, Madison, Never before collected in a single volume, Woolf's 46 short stories demonstrate her fondness for experimenting with narrative forms and voices. Arranged chronologically, the pieces range from tales with traditional plot lines to denser interior monologues, and enable the reader to appreciate Woolf's development as a writer of fiction. In her fine introduction, Dick, a professor at Canada's Queen's University, notes that Woolf used her short fiction as a "testing ground" for her novels, and this becomes evident. (Clarissa Dalloway appears in a number of the stories, either running errands or entertaining at home.) Woolf's many guisesincluding the feminist, the social commentator, the biting witsurface in turn here, and the composite portrait that emerges is extremely satisfying. Woolf scholars and collectors of her work will welcome the inclusion of a number of previously unpublished stories. First serial to Harper's and The American Poetry Review. Foreign rights: Hogarth Press. January 10

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Dewey Decimal823/.912

SynopsisWoolf continually used stories and sketches to experiment with narrative models and themes for her novels. This collection of nearly fifty pieces brings together the contents of two published volumes, A Haunted House and Mrs. Dalloway's Party; a number of uncollected stories; and several previously unpublished pieces. Edited and with an Introduction by Susan Dick., Readers of Virginia Woolf will enjoy this compilation of short stories, ordered chronologically to highlight Woolf's different creative periods.Woolf continually used stories and sketches to experiment with narrative models and themes for her novels. This collection of nearly fifty pieces brings together the contents of two published volumes, A Haunted House and Mrs. Dalloway's Party ; a number of uncollected stories; and several previously unpublished pieces. Edited and with an Introduction by Susan Dick., Readers of Virginia Woolf will enjoy this compilation of short stories, ordered chronologically to highlight Woolf's different creative periods. Woolf continually used stories and sketches to experiment with narrative models and themes for her novels. This collection of nearly fifty pieces brings together the contents of two published volumes, A Haunted House and Mrs. Dalloway's Party; a number of uncollected stories; and several previously unpublished pieces. Edited and with an Introduction by Susan Dick., Readers of Virginia Woolf will enjoy this compilation of short stories, ordered chronologically to highlight Woolf's different creative periods.

LC Classification NumberPR6045.O72A6 1989

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by mwjcoin
Oct 07, 2020
no real short stories just descriptions and exeriments
well really its mostly a series of experimental descriptions rather than short stories
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