{"product_id":"a-room-of-ones-own","title":"A Room of One's Own","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"truncated-text js-truncated-text expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content rte js-overview-body two-columns \" data-original-markup=\"\n            \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Virginia Woolf's stream-of-consciousness modernist masterpiece.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;On a perfect June morning, Clarissa Dalloway—fashionable, worldly, wealthy, and an accomplished hostess—sets off to buy flowers for the party she will host that evening. She is preoccupied with thoughts of the present and memories of the past, and from her interior monologue emerge the people who have touched her life. On the same day, Septimus Warren Smith, a shell-shocked survivor of the Great War, commits suicide, and casual mention of his death at the party provokes in Clarissa thoughts of her own isolation and loneliness.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Bold and experimental, Virginia Woolf's \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Mrs Dalloway\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a landmark in twentieth-century fiction and a book that gets better and better with every reading.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Parties and Passions, The Picture of Dorian Gray,\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Great Gatsby\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; are also available in this Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous paperbacks with bespoke covers and high-quality finishes, featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.\n\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf’s beloved classic, with a new foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Room of One’s Own \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an American classic that has been inspiring readers since its initial publication in 1929. Based on two lectures that Woolf delivered at the University of Cambridge, this collection of extended essays highlights the importance of education and independence for aspiring writers. Woolf calls for the inclusion of more female voices in the literary canon, and outlines the steps needed for more women to gain access to writing careers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill relevant to this day, readers of all kinds will take inspiration from Woolf’s commitment to creating inclusion in the creative space, and her dedication to creating art despite those who would deny her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a new foreword by the poet and feminist Katha Pollitt, readers will gain insight into the ways that Virginia Woolfe’s teachings still influence modern creatives.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nekoto Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67611727495442,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/7072\/0786\/files\/IMG-7157.webp?v=1791662628","url":"https:\/\/nekotobooks.com\/products\/a-room-of-ones-own","provider":"Nekoto Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}