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Elegantly interweaving her characters' complex inner lives in an unbroken stream of consciousness, Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway" continues to enthral readers with its exploration of the human experience; of time, space, madness and regret. This "Penguin Classics" edition is edited by Stella McNichol with an introduction and notes by Elaine Showalter. Past, present and future are brought together one momentous June day in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party while reminiscing about her childhood romance with Peter Walsh, and dwelling on her daughter Elizabeth's rapidly-approaching adulthood. In another part of London, war veteran Septimus Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness, slowly spiralling towards self-annihilation. Their experiences mingling, yet never quite meeting, Virginia Woolf masterfully portrays a serendipitous unity of inner lives, converging as the party reaches its glittering climax. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is regarded as a major 20th century author and essayist, a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist, and the centre of "The Bloomsbury Group". This informal collective of artists and writers which included Lytton Strachey and Roger Fry, exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. Between 1925 and 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces, from "Mrs Dalloway" (1925) to the poetic and highly experimental novel "The Waves" (1931). She also maintained an astonishing output of literary criticism, short fiction, journalism and biography, including the playfully subversive "Orlando" (1928) and "A Room of One's Own" (1929) a passionate feminist essay. If you enjoyed "Mrs Dalloway", you might like James Joyce's "Ulysses", also available in "Penguin Classics". "The book's celebrated stream of consciousness is one of the few genuine innovations in the history of the novel." ("New Yorker").

The courage to face the unthinkable is at the core of this magnificent new novel. How do we manage to confront the truths in our lives and find forgiveness in the most unforgiving of circumstances? How do we love truly and deeply in a world that is as brutal as it is beautiful? When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford's history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike.

The courage to face the unthinkable is at the core of this magnificent new novel. How do we manage to confront the truths in our lives and find forgiveness in the most unforgiving of circumstances? How do we love truly and deeply in a world that is as brutal as it is beautiful? When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford's history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike.

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Winter’ we meet the warm and misch

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies Books have been re-designed.

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Autumn’ we meet the fairies who hi

Dmitri Gurov – banker, husband, father of two and serial adulterer – is stunned to find that he has fallen in love: with Anna, a beautiful young lady with a lapdog. Haunted by the memory of their brief affair, Dmitri refuses to let her slip from his life.

Test Your Professional English: Business General is organized into eight sections and covers words and expressions in areas such as marketing, finance, human resources, computing, meetings, presentations and business travel.

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies Books have been re-designed.

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies Books have been re-designed.

Dr No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider, his beautiful and vulnerable girl Friday, have been captured trespassing on Dr No’s seclud

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original Flower Fairies Books have been re-designed.

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Spring’ we meet twenty charming fa

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Autumn’ we meet the fairies who hi

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Wayside’ we meet no less than nine

First published in the 1920s, the ‘Flower Fairy’ books by Cicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children with their exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In ‘Flower Fairies of the Winter’ we meet the warm and misch