Street Haunting: A London Adventure;Including the Essay 'Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car'

by Virginia Woolf

Overview

From the pioneering author Virginia Woolf, this pocket-sized essay transports the reader back to the 1930s as she walks through London's streets and loses herself in the imagined lives of the city's inhabitants.

The narrator of this classic essay escorts the reader through the wintry streets of London on her journey to purchase a pencil. Virginia Woolf's mesmerising writing style allows the reader to delve into the minds and lives of passersby as we tour her neighbourhood.

Reading as a diary entry, Street Haunting: A London Adventure includes imaginative observations and vivid reflections on city life. Woolf is widely known as one of the most influential modernist writers of the 20th century, and this classic essay offers a glimpse into the innerworkings of her brilliant mind.

Republished by Read & Co. Great Essays, this pocket-sized edition of Street Haunting: A London Adventure is completed by Woolf's essay 'Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car'. This intimate essay is a must-read for fans of Woolf and those interested in feminist literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447479222
Publisher:	Read & Co. Great Essays
Publication date:	02/13/2014
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	543,004
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer, born in South Kensington, London. Known for her feminist writings and pioneering work with the narrative style of stream of consciousness, Woolf is widely considered to be one of the most influential modernist writers of the 20th century. Some of her most famous works include Mrs. Dalloway, 1925, To the Lighthouse, 1927, and A Room of One's Own, 1929.

Date of Birth:

January 25, 1882

Date of Death:

March 28, 1941

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Sussex, England

Education:

Home schooling