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The Voyage Out is the first novel by Virginia Woolf. One of Woolf's wittiest social satires.

First published in 1915, "The Voyage Out", Virginia Woolf's first novel, may be her most accessible. It is a witty social satire that chronicles the maturity of the young Englishwoman Rachel Vinrace as she takes a long voyage to South America from London on her father's ship... Read Full Overview

Virginia Woolf's first novel. Rachel Vinrace was a wealthy young women in Edwardian London. Sailing on her father's ship to South America, her life becomes much more interesting as she encounters a cast of colorful characters satirizing societal stereotypes. The book also marks... Read Full Overview

In The Voyage Out, one of Woolf's wittiest, socially satirical novels, Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship, and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. Lorna Sage's Introduction and Explanatory Notes offer... Read Full Overview

Virginia Woolf was one of the most influential authors of the early twentieth century. Woolf was a significant figure in the London literary society as well as the Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Despite suffering from mental illness for much of her life, Woolf left a lasting... Read Full Overview

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"A strange, tragic, inspired novel . . . as poignant as anything in modern fiction." -- E. M. Forster

Helen and Ridley Ambrose are preparing to set off for an exotic resort off the coast of South America on the Euphrosyne, a ship belonging to Helen's brother-in-law Willoughby Vinrace. Travelling with them is his daughter Rachel - a quiet, unremarkable girl raised in the London... Read Full Overview

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The Voyage Out is the first novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1915 by Duckworth; and published in the U.S. in 1920 by Doran. One of Woolf's wittiest social satires.

Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery... Read Full Overview

"The Voyage Out" is the first novel by Virginia Woolf, originally published in 1915. The story centres around Rachel Vinrace, who sets off on a trip aboard her father's ship. During the voyage, she gets to know the ship's crew, an odd assortment of mismatched people that includes... Read Full Overview