A Society, Virginia Woolf
A Society, Virginia Woolf
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A Society

Author: Virginia Woolf

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Unabridged: 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2013

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories


Synopsis

Known as one of the foremost modernist novelists of the twentieth century, Virginia Woolf also wrote several shorter works. In A Society, one of her earlier short stories, a young woman receives a substantial inheritance from her father, on the condition that she reads all of the books in London Library. Distressed by the unsatisfactory quality of the literature itself, she shares her woes with a group of female friends. The women decide that they all must seek out knowledge for themselves, visiting some of Englands most iconic landmarks. A commentary on war, art, and the societal roles of men and women, A Society offers a brief but penetrating glimpse into Woolfs literary genius.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.

About Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a major twentieth-century author, a great novelist and essayist, and a key figure in literary history as a feminist and a modernist. In 1917, she and her husband founded the Hogarth Press, which published the work of T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and Katherine Mansfield, as well as the earliest translations of Sigmund Freud. Her major novels include Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves, The Years, and Between the Acts. She is also the author of The Voyage Out, Night and Day, Jacob's Room, A Room of One's Own, and Three Guineas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mohsin on November 01, 2016

AS you keep reading Virginia Woolf, you come to realise that she was extremely well-read, reading books as well as newspapers. It is a well-known fact that the more you read, the better a writer you become. I also came to know that she is not only good at writing serious stories but also humorous on......more

Goodreads review by michelle on June 07, 2023

once she knows how to read, there’s only one thing you can teach her to believe in, and that is herself. well, that would be a change!......more

Goodreads review by Esther on March 10, 2025

Woolf és impecable, com sempre, en una sèrie de petites històries que, penso, s'entenen molt millor si has llegit la seva biografia. Un indispensable, sens dubte!......more

Goodreads review by Jaymie on December 05, 2021

My second Virginia Woolf story? I think? And I'm already obsessed with her?? I loved this short story. It makes you think, it makes you laugh, and it makes you question if it's a good thing that you're a woman who can read.......more

Goodreads review by jana labró on April 26, 2024

Sens dubte el conte que més m’ha agradat és el que dona títol al recull i per això li poso 4 estrelles, sinó n’hagués posat 3. No és l’escriptura ni la manera de dir les coses a la que la Virginia ens té acostumades però entenc que aquí l’important és fer arribar el missatge i la crítica. Potser sí q......more