Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway is a landmark modernist novel that unfolds over the course of a single day in post-World War I London. As Clarissa Dalloway prepares to host a high-society party, her internal thoughts intertwine with those of others she encounters, revealing a tapestry of memories, regrets, and unspoken fears. Woolf’s stream-of-consciousness narrative captures the fragility of time, the weight of the past, and the emotional undercurrents of seemingly ordinary moments. A profound reflection on identity, social class, mental health, and the passage of time, this novel remains one of the most enduring works of 20th-century literature.

A single day. A lifetime of memories.

• Delve into a powerful portrayal of one day in a woman’s life through stream-of-consciousness storytelling.
• Explore themes of memory, identity, time, and mental health with emotional depth and subtlety.
• Reflect on post-war British society and the silent burdens carried by individuals.
• Discover a defining work of literary modernism by one of literature’s most innovative voices.
• Perfect for lovers of psychological fiction, feminist literature, and narrative experimentation.

Perfect For

• Readers who enjoy introspective, character-driven narratives
• Literature students studying modernist fiction and narrative form
• Fans of Virginia Woolf and pioneering female authors
• Those drawn to quiet stories with deep emotional resonance

| Born as Adeline Virginia Stephen in Kensington, London, in 1882, Virginia Woolf was the daughter of the eminent critic and founding editor of the Dictionary of National Biography Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Duckworth Stephen. Raised by her parents in their literate and well-connected household, she was influenced by the Victorian literary society and the prominent British intellectuals of her time including Henry James, George Henry Lewes, and James Russell Lowell. Virginia began writing in her teens. Her reviews were published anonymously in the Times Literary Supplement and other journals. The Voyage Out, originally titled Melymbrosia, was her first novel published in 1915 by Duckworth. She developed her art and went on to publish a number of novels including Night and Day (1919), Jacob’s Room (1922), Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928), The Waves (1931), and The Years (1937).A Room of One’s Own (1929) and Three Guineas (1938) are among her famous non-fiction books. She drowned herself on March 28, 1941, by walking into the River Ouse with her overcoat pockets filled with stones. Her body was found on April 18, 1941. Virginia Woolf’s works have been translated into more than fifty languages. She continues to remain one of the significant writers of the twentieth century.