“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century” Guardian. It is June 1939, and the residents of a countryside house are preparing to host the annual village festival in its gardens. The festival will tell stories of English history, as it does every year. However, the onset of war casts a shadow over the entire community, changing the significance of the past and present and heralding a new act. Through the passionate thoughts and private dramas of its characters, as well as the mysterious figure of the festival's author, Mrs. La Trobe, Virginia Woolf’s playful final novel celebrates and mocks Englishness, recreating the indeterminate role of the artist. Edited by Stella McNichol with an Introduction and Notes by Gillian Beer.

Pages: 192, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm