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A CORNERSTONE OF MODERNIST FICTION • A luminous work that secured Virginia Woolf’s place in the literary canon.
On a single June day in London, Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party. As she moves through the city, her thoughts drift between past and present—her youth, her choices, her lost loves, and the life she has built. Across town, Septimus Warren Smith, a shell-shocked veteran of the Great War, struggles with visions and despair. Though they never meet, their stories echo one another, bound by themes of love, mortality, and the fragile beauty of life.
First published in 1925, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway redefined the possibilities of the novel. Through its stream-of-consciousness style and shifting perspectives, it captures the inner lives of its characters with unparalleled intimacy. It is both a portrait of a society recovering from war and a meditation on what it means to live fully in the face of death. Few lines resonate as powerfully as Clarissa’s reflection: “She always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.”
This Feel Classics edition presents Woolf’s novel in an accessible format for today’s readers. With a thoughtful introduction, explanatory notes, glossary, and a detailed chronology of her life and work, it is ideal for students, first-time readers, and literature enthusiasts alike.
A timeless, unforgettable classic that still speaks to anyone who has ever searched for meaning in the fleeting moments of life.
