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The only advice one can give about reading is not to follow advice, follow your instincts, use your own reason, and come to your own conclusions.

In her second volume of essays, Virginia Woolf delves deeper into the joys of reading. Here, she explores the novels of Thomas Hardy and Daniel Defoe, and recounts the interesting lives of Christina Rossetti and Mary Wollstonecraft. In her essay 'How Should One Read a Book?' she offers wise advice for the common reader and illuminates the lessons and joys that literature can offer.

Published in 1932, The Common Reader: Second Series is a wise and illuminating collection that accompanies the First Series of 1925. Woolf's enduring appeal and ideas continue to resonate with 21st-century readers.

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 11.1x11.1cm