Overview

• Virginia Woolf’s influential novel Mrs Dalloway, a hallmark of modernist literature, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
• Critic Francesca Wade has published a guide in The Guardian to introduce readers to Woolf’s major works, including her groundbreaking novels and essays.
• Mrs Dalloway exemplifies Woolf’s stream-of-consciousness style, intertwining the lives of Clarissa Dalloway and a war veteran over the course of a single day.
• Woolf’s feminist essays, A Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas, critique gender inequality and argue for intellectual freedom, complementing her fiction.
• Key experimental works like Jacob’s Room and The Waves showcase Woolf’s evolution from conventional narratives to bold, innovative storytelling.