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Between the Acts
Virginia Woolf
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Description for Between the Acts
Paperback. One of the author's works was published shortly after her death in 1941. The story takes place at Pointz Hall, the country home of the Oliver family for 120 years. Its central focus is the performance of a village pageant, written and directed by the Miss La Trobe, encompassing the whole history of England from the Middle Ages to the verge of war. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY JACKIE KAY AND LISA JARDINE
A village pageant is to take place at Pointz Hall, the country home of the Oliver family for time beyond memory. Written and directed by the energetic Miss La Trobe, the pageant will take in the history of England from the Middle Ages. The past blends with the present and art blends with life in a narrative full of invention, affection and lyricism.
Between the Acts was Virginia Woolf's final novel, and this edition contains the original text that she was working on when she died.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099982609
SKU
V9780099982609
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About Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882, the daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen, first editor of The Dictionary of National Biography. From 1915, when she published her first novel, The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf maintained an astonishing output of fiction, literary criticism, essays and biography. In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, and in 1917 they founded The Hogarth Press. ... Read more
Reviews for Between the Acts
'Woolf was an innovator who redefined the novel and pointed the way towards its future possibilities.' Jeanette Winterson 'Virginia Woolf stands as the chief figure of modernism in England andmust be included with Joyce and Proust in the realisation ofexperimental achievements that have completely broken with tradition' New York Times