Virginia Woolf’s Love of American Writers

Despite her deep English roots, Virginia Woolf was a fan of American writers and felt they were superior to British writers. According to an article in the Dublin Review, Virginia…

Was Virginia Woolf Jealous of Lytton Strachey?

When Lytton Strachey published his book, Eminent Victorians, in June of 1918, it quickly became a huge success, which left his close friend, Virginia Woolf, feeling a little envious. According…

Virginia Woolf & the Neighborhood Children

Virginia Woolf was a fascinating woman who made an impression on everyone she met, including the neighborhood children of Rodmell, where Virginia owned a country home called Monk’s house. According…

Virginia Woolf’s Many Suitors

In the years prior to Virginia Stephen’s marriage to Leonard Woolf, Virginia had a score of suitors asking for her hand in marriage. Besides her friend Lytton Strachey, who proposed to…

Virginia Woolf’s Works Now In The Public Domain

On January 1, 2012 Virginia Woolf’s books officially entered the public domain in Great Britain. Woolf wrote many influential literary works, including Orlando, A Room of One’s Own, Mrs. Dalloway and To The Lighthouse as…