A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf - Dover Thrift Editions

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf is an extraordinary collection of essays that examines women’s place within literature and society. This Dover Thrift Editions paperback presents Woolf’s seminal work in a concise 96-page format.

Key details

• Author: Virginia Woolf
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 96
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 31 March 2025

Synopsis

Originally delivered as lectures in 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, the University of Cambridge’s women’s colleges, these essays set out the societal barriers faced by women and the relationship between financial independence and creative freedom. Woolf argues for both a literal and figurative space for women writers within a patriarchal literary tradition, while addressing the historical marginalisation of women and the importance of their contributions to literature and beyond.

Regarded as a foundational feminist text, it remains closely connected to contemporary conversations about gender, and suits readers interested in feminism, literature and women’s history.

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