To the Lighthouse

Name: To the Lighthouse
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141183411
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By Virginia Woolf

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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To the Lighthouse explores the shifting dynamics within the Ramsay family during their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The narrative delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the passage of time, capturing the characters' inner thoughts and emotions. Through a stream-of-consciousness style, the novel examines themes of perception, memory, and the search for meaning in life.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate beautifully crafted prose delving deeply into the inner lives of its characters. Its exploration of themes like the passage of time, family dynamics, and the quest for meaning creates a rich tapestry perfect for readers who savour introspective and character-driven narratives.

To the Lighthouse

For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever; but as the First World War looms, the integrity of family and society will be fatally challenged.

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This novel is an extraordinarily poignant evocation of a lost happiness that lives on in the memory. For years now the Ramsays have spent every summer in their holiday home in Scotland, and they expect these summers will go on forever.

In this, her most autobiographical novel, Virginia Woolf captures the intensity of childhood longing and delight, and the shifting complexity of adult relationships. From an acute awareness of transience, she creates an enduring work of art.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is acclaimed for its innovative narrative style and exploration of themes like time, memory, and the complexity of human relationships. Critics praise the novel's stream-of-consciousness technique and its ability to evoke the inner lives of characters. Woolf's poetic prose and the rich, introspective nature of the narrative have earned it a place as a seminal work in modernist literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141183411

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 October 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Hermione Lee
Edited by Stella McNichol
Notes by Hermione Lee
Introduction by Hermione Lee
Edited by Stella McNichol

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 157g

Pages: 208

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Virginia Woolf

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is now recognised as a major 20th century author, a great novelist and essayist, and a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist.

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