Virginia Woolf

A treasure chest of timeless short stories by some of the world's greatest authors Suspense and horror 1 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - Arthur Conan Doyle 2 The Signalman - Charles Dickens 3 Lost Hearts - MR James 4 The Sealed Room - Arthur Conan Doyle. 5 Mrs Badgery - Wilkie Collins 6...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Natalie Dormer, best known for her standout role as Queen Margaery in Game of Thrones, as well as her roles in The Hunger Games and Captain America: The First Avenger. A Room of One's Own, based on a lecture given at Girton College...

It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party....

A Room of One's Own, among Virginia Woolf's best-known works, is an extended essay, based on two lectures that she delivered in October 1928 at Newnham College and Girton College, women's constituent colleges at the University of Cambridge.

A bumper collection of accessible classics from the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 series This diverse, wide-ranging anthology features readings of 10 of the greatest books in the English language, taken from the BBC's Book at Bedtime and performed by a stellar cast of narrators. Here are...

The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age....

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction . . ." First published in 1929, A Room of One's Own is Virginia Woolf's pioneering work on women in literature. An accessible yet fiercely astute essay, it is a crystallisation of the intelligent analysis behind her novels...

This is the remarkable story of a day in the life of one woman, Clarissa Dalloway, the people in her circle, and those touching upon her friends and acquaintances....

Fantasy, love offering, exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining novel....

The collected BBC radio adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s pioneering modernist novels, with star casts including Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Laura Fraser, Robert Glenister and Fenella Woolgar. The Voyage Out A sea voyage to South America turns into a journey of...

To the Lighthouse is a landmark work of English fiction....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Ruth Wilson, star of Luther, Mrs Wilson and His Dark Materials. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Hermione Lee. To the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionistic depiction of a family holiday, and a meditation...

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch. But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Anjli Mohindra, best known for her role as Nadia in the BBC One series Bodyguard. This definitive edition includes an Introduction by Elaine Showalter, read by Kristin Atherton. On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway is...

‘Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.’ Based on two lectures Woolf delivered at the University of Cambridge, A Room of One’s Own compellingly argues for women’s...

NBC University Theater initially started in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of classic novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio audience. Now it is time to enjoy these timeless novels. Let’s begin....

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Masali Baduza, star of the BBC adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses. This definitive recording features an introduction by Jane Wheare. A party of English people are aboard the Euphrosyne, bound for South America...

In this series we look at short stories from many of our most accomplished writers. Miniature masterpieces with a lot to say. In this volume we examine some of the short stories of Virginia Woolf....

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.

Death of the Moth and Other Essays by Virginia Woolf brings together some of the iconic author's most thought-provoking essays, capturing her sharp intellect, emotional depth, and exquisite prose.