History

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 through many years of mental breakdowns and suicide attempts, received a flood of condolence letters from friends and fans, yet he was inconsolable. According to … Read more

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 at a dinner party hosted by Virginia’s brother-in-law, Clive Bell, on December 14, 1922. After learning that Vita was a writer, Virginia invited her to … Read more

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 and parasol she wore the day they met, Leonard declared she looked like “the most Victorian of Victorian young ladies.” The smart and beautiful young … Read more

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 keep busy. Yet, though he feared she was headed for another mental breakdown and was possibly on the verge of suicide, he still allowed her … Read more

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 born to Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Duckworth at Hyde Park Gate in London, England. 1880: On September 8, 1880, Julian Thoby Stephen is born … Read more

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 later expanded: Virginia Woolf, writer E.M. Forster, writer Lytton Strachey, writer Leonard Woolf, writer Roger Fry, artist Vanessa Bell, artist Clive Bell, art critic John … Read more