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The London Scene

Hardback

Main Details

Title The London Scene
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hermione Lee
By (author) Virginia Woolf
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:100
Dimensions(mm): Height 188,Width 13
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
Travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781907970429
ClassificationsDewey:942.1083
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Daunt Books
Imprint Daunt Books
Publication Date 7 November 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From the docklands of the East End to the Houses of Parliament; from the bustle of Oxford Street to peaceful moments on Hampstead Heath - Virginia Woolf explores the city's hidden places and draws a remarkable portrait of the daily lives of Londoners. Capturing the London of the 1930s, but also the eternal city we recognise today, this is the perfect snapshot of an extraordinary metropolis. 'London perpetually attracts, stimulates, gives me a play and a story and a poem, without any trouble, save that of moving my legs through the streets. . . . To walk alone through London is the greatest rest.' - Virginia Woolf '1930s London comes alive in these six evocative essays . . . a discerning, affectionate tour of her beloved city' Washington Post

Author Biography

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a celebrated novelist, essayist and critic, and a significant figure in the 'Bloomsbury Group' of artists and writers. Her first novel, The Voyage Out, appeared in 1915, and she is best remembered for her novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and the feminist classic A Room of One's Own (1929). Hermione Lee is President of Wolfson College, Oxford. She is the author of critically acclaimed works on Elizabeth Bowen, Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, and Edith Wharton. Her most recent book is Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life.