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Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

English writer whose novels, through their nonlinear approaches to narrative, exerted a major influence on the genre.Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1882
Noel Olivier; Maitland Radford; Virginia Woolf (née Stephen); Rupert Brooke from NPG
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is recognised as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century. Perhaps best known as the author of Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies. Both in style and subject matter, Woolf’s work captures the fast-changing world in which she was working, from transformations in gender roles, sexuality and class to technologies such as cars, airplanes and cinema.

Influenced by seminal writers and artists of the period such as Marcel Proust, Igor Stravinsky and the Post-Impressionists, Woolf’s work explores the key motifs of modernism, including the subconscious, time, perception, the city and the impact of war. Her ‘stream of consciousness’ technique enabled her to portray the interior lives of her characters and to depict the montage-like imprint of memory.
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Cameron julia jackson - Victorian era public domain image

Cameron julia jackson - Victorian era public domain image

Portrait of Julia Stephen born Julia Jackson, mother of Virginia Woolf. Français : Portrait de Julia Jackson, nièce de la photographe et mère de Virginia Woolf.

Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf by Ottoline Morrell

Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf by Ottoline Morrell

Vintage snapshot of Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf.

Dreadnought hoax larger photo

Dreadnought hoax larger photo

Photograph taken at the Lafayette studio. le, Anthony Buxton (seated), Adrian Stephen, Guy Ridley

Roger Fry - Virginia Woolf - Public domain portrait drawing
George Charles Beresford - Virginia Woolf in 1902

George Charles Beresford - Virginia Woolf in 1902

Portrait of Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941), a British author and feminist. Čeština: Virginia Woolfová Română: Virginia Woolf la 20 de ani. Türkçe: Genç Virginia Woolf 中文:弗吉尼亚·吳尔芙。1882年1月... More

Eliot and Woolf by Morrell cropped

Eliot and Woolf by Morrell cropped

Vintage snapshot of T. S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf

Noel Olivier; Maitland Radford; Virginia Woolf (née Stephen); Rupert Brooke from NPG

Noel Olivier; Maitland Radford; Virginia Woolf (née Stephen); Rupert B...

left to right: Noel Olivier; Maitland Radford; Virginia Woolf (née Stephen); Rupert Brooke, by unknown artist. See source website for additional information. This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee fr... More

Julia Prinsep Jackson circa 1856

Julia Prinsep Jackson circa 1856

Black and white albumen photographic portrait of Julia Prinsep Jackson (1846-1895), circa 1856. She was the third daughter of Dr. John and Maria Pattle Jackson, and was born in India. At age two, she moved to ... More

Julia Stephen with Virginia on her lap 1884

Julia Stephen with Virginia on her lap 1884

Julia Stephen with Virginia on her lap 1884

Duckworth Stephen Family 1892 - Public domain portrait print

Duckworth Stephen Family 1892 - Public domain portrait print

Leslie and Julia Stephen with their family, Wimbledon 1892 (Gerald Duckworth, Virginia, Thoby and Vanessa Stephen, George Duckworth: Back Row. Adrian, Julia, Leslie Stephen: Front Row (absent: Stella Duckworth... More

Asheham House, nr Beddingham ca. 1914

Asheham House, nr Beddingham ca. 1914

Photograph of Asheham (or Asham) House, near Beddingham, E Sussex. Country Home of Leonard and Virginia Woolf 1912-1919 Lease shared with Vanessa Bell From Virginia Woolf's Monk's House Photograph Album I

V Stephen K Cox

V Stephen K Cox

Virginia Stephen (left) with Katherine Cox at Asham

Julia and the children at lessons 1894

Julia and the children at lessons 1894

Thoby, Vanessa, Virginia, Julia, and Adrian with their mother, Julia Stephen, doing their lessons at Talland House c. 1894

Virginia and Leonard Woolf, 1912

Virginia and Leonard Woolf, 1912

Engagement photograph, Virginia and Leonard Woolf, 23 July 1912, a month before their wedding. Photograph taken at Dalingridge Place, the Sussex home of Virginia’s half-brother, George Duckworth

Dora Carrington, 1910 - Public domain portrait print

Dora Carrington, 1910 - Public domain portrait print

Deutsch: Selbstporträt Self-portrait

Ka Cox - Public domain portrait print

Ka Cox - Public domain portrait print

Image of Katherine (Ka) Laird Cox. date unknown, likely ca. 1912

Julia Leslie Virginia

Julia Leslie Virginia

Julia and Leslie Stephen reading, Virginia in background, in the library at Talland House

Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell children

Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell children

Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell playing cricket at Talland House Public domain photograph of 19th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description