Hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th century, Woolf was a central figure in the feminist criticism movement of the 1970s whose works inspired countless women to take up the cause. Primarily, Woolf communicated her ideas through her essays, the most famous being โA Room of One's Ownโ (1929) which explored social injustices and women's lack of free expression. This volume contains an extensive collection of Woolf's seminal essays covering a range of subjects from feminism to biography. Contents include: โVirginia Woolfโ, โJoseph Conradโ, โ'Jane Eyre' and 'Wuthering Heights'โ, โHenry James: The Old Orderโ, โHenry James: Within the Rimโ, โModern Fictionโ, โDefoeโ, โAddisonโ, โThe Letters of Henry Jamesโ, โRambling Round Evelynโ, โTo Spainโ, โSir Walter Scott. The Antiquaryโ, โThe Enchanted Organโ, etc. A must-have collection for those with a keen interest in feminist literature. Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882โ1941) was an English writer. She suffered numerous nervous breakdowns during her life primarily as a result of the deaths of family members, and it is now believed that she may have suffered from bipolar disorder. In 1941, Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse at Lewes, aged 59. Other notable works by this author include: โTo the Lighthouseโ (1927), โOrlandoโ (1928), and โA Room of One's Ownโ (1929). Read & Co. Great Essays is proudly publishing this brand new collection of classic essays now complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.