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

By Virginia Woolf

“Street Haunting: A London Adventure” is a 1930 essay written by Virginia Woolf, inspired by observations made whilst walking the streets of London. Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was an English writer. She is widely hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer of stream of consciousness narration. Woolf was a central figure in the feminist criticism movement of the 1970s, her works having inspired countless women to take up the cause. She suffered numerous nervous breakdowns during her life primarily as a result of the deaths of family members, and it is now believed that she may have suffered from bipolar disorder. In 1941, Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse at Lewes, aged 59. A poignant essay not to be missed by those with an interest in feminism and feminist literature. Contents include: “Virginia Woolf”, “Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car, an Essay by Virginia Woolf”, “Street Haunting”. Other notable works by this author include: “To the Lighthouse” (1927), “Orlando” (1928), and “A Room of One's Own” (1929). Read & Co. Great Essays is republishing this classic essay now in a brand new edition complete with Woolf's essay “Evening Over Sussex: Reflections in a Motor Car”.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Feb 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781473363083

Virginia Woolf

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

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STREET HAUNTING

A LONDON ADVENTURE

By

VIRGINIA WOOLF

INCLUDING THE ESSAY

Evening Over Sussex:

Reflections in a Motor Car

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Contents

Virginia Woolf

EVENING OVER SUSSEX: REFLECTIONS IN A MOTOR CAR

An Essay by Virginia Woolf

STREET HAUNTING

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen in Kensington, London, England in 1882. Her father, Leslie Stephen, was a respected man of letters, and as a young girl Woolf was introduced to many literary figures, including Henry James. Woolf also made great use of the family home's vast library, working her way through much of the English literary canon as a teenager. Her summers were spent in St. Ives, Cornwall, which would later form the setting for her famous novel, To the Lighthouse.

In 1895, when Woolf was just thirteen, her mother died, triggering the first of her many mental breakdowns. Despite this, between 1897 and 1901 she was able to take courses in Greek, Latin, German and history at the Ladies’ Department of King’s College London. She even began publishing work with the Times Literary Supplement. However, in 1904, following the death of her father, Woolf suffered another breakdown which saw her briefly institutionalised.

Following her discharge, Woolf and her sisters moved from their family home to a new abode in Bloomsbury. It was here that Woolf met Lytton Strachey, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster and various other writers and intellectuals, who together would form the famous Bloomsbury Set. In 1912, Woolf married author Leonard Woolf, who

Reviews for Street Haunting

[Jack · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved the way that Woolf describes the pleasures of an early -evening walk through the streets of London and the thoughts and fancies that arise.