The most unusual and fantastic creation of Virginia Woolf, a funny, explosive story that examines the nature of sexuality. One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World As the story begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman of his day, spending his days at boisterous festivities, filled with the colorful joys of Queen Elizabeth's court. In the end, he will have transformed into a modern woman, 36 years old, and three and a half centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only bear witness to history from its edge but will discover that his unique position as a woman who knows what it means to be a man will give him particular insight into matters of the heart. WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY PETER ACKROYD AND MARGARET REYNOLDS