Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. So begins Virginia Woolf's beloved fourth
novel. First published in 1925 Mrs. Dalloway has long been considered Woolf's masterpiece. A
pivotal work of literary modernism its simple plot-centred on an upper-class Londoner
preparing to give a party-is complicated by Woolf's satire of the English social system. For
decades Woolf's rapturous style and vision of individual consciousness have challenged and
inspired readers novelists and scholars alike. In this annotated volume based on the original
British edition acclaimed essayist and Oxford don Merve Emre mines Woolf's diaries and notes
on writing to take us into the making of Mrs. Dalloway revealing the novel's artistry and
astonishing originality. Alongside her generous commentary Emre offers hundreds of
illustrations and little-seen photographs from Woolf's life. The result is not only an
essential volume for students and Woolf devotees but an incomparable gift to all lovers of
literature.
