The Second Common Reader: The Virginia Woolf Library Annotated Edition

By Virginia Woolf

Book Overview

Here, in twenty-six essays, Woolf writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield's letters and De Quincey's autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women. Edited and with an Introduction by Andrew McNeillie; Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156028166
• ISBN13: 9780156028165
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Woolf's essays present the author's stream of consciousness.

The Second Common Reader is merely an extension of Woolf's own literary genius as she enters into the minds of authors such as Donne, Hardy, DeFoe and Swift, among others. She uses her "stream of consciousness" literary tool to incorporate the life of the writer into his or her own work. This book is necessary for anyone interested in stream of consciousness writing and criticism. Woolf, once again, never ceases to amaze me.