Virginia Woolf’s Connection to Marie Antoinette
Although Virginia Woolf was a well-known Englishwoman, her family had a surprising connection to French aristocracy. Woolf had French roots on her mother’s side of the family and was a… Read more »
Category: History
Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Note
When Virginia Woolf died by suicide on March 28, 1941, she left behind three suicide notes, two for her husband Leonard and one for her sister, Vanessa. The notes provide… Read more »
Virginia Woolf on Henry David Thoreau
In July of 1917, Virginia Woolf wrote an article commemorating the 100th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s birth for the Times Literary Supplement. Woolf was an admirer of American writers… Read more »
Leonard Woolf: Life After Virginia
Virginia Woolf’s death in March of 1941 brought an end to her 29-year-long marriage to Leonard Woolf. After her death was announced in the press, Leonard, who had nursed Virginia… Read more »
Virginia Woolf & Vita Sackville-West
Virginia Woolf met fellow writer Vita Sackville-West in the early 1920s, the two women began a romantic affair that lasted for a number of years. Virginia and Vita first met… Read more »
The Marriage of Virginia and Leonard Woolf
Virginia Woolf, whose maiden name was Stephen, and Leonard Woolf first met while Virginia was visiting her brother Thoby at Trinity college around the year 1900. Noting the white dress… Read more »
Virginia Woolf’s Suicide
On the day Virginia Woolf died by suicide, Friday March 28, 1941, her husband Leonard Woolf had tried to keep Virginia occupied, knowing that she wasn’t well and needed to… Read more »
Virginia Woolf Timeline
The following is a timeline of events in Virginia Woolf’s life: 1878: On March 26, 1878, Leslie Stephen marries Julia Prinsep Duckworth. 1879: On May 30, 1879, Vanessa Stephen is… Read more »
Virginia Woolf & the Bloomsbury Group
The Bloomsbury Group was a circle of writers, artists and intellectuals from the Bloomsbury district of London. Bloomsbury Group Members: The Bloomsbury Group originally started off with 10 members and… Read more »