The Voyage Out
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786170670 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
First published in 1915, The Voyage Out marked the literary debut of one of the great pioneers of the modern novel, Virginia Woolf. Among them is the sensitive young Terence Hewet, an aspiring writer with whom she falls into a doomed romance.. When the ship finally arrives at the village Santa Marina on the South American coast, Rachel is introduced to a group of English expatriates. For Rachel Vinrace, a shy, motherless young lady traveling under the wing of her aunt Helen, this first voyage out into the world becomes a mythic rite of passage into emotional and intellectual maturity. Woolf's witty and lyrical debut follows a group of lively, eccentric British tourists embarking on a sea voyage from London to South America. As the narrative shifts point of view among the mismatched jumble of passengers, Woolf takes the opportunity to satirize Edwardian life while sketching the evolution of her heroine's
The Voyage Out This is the third novel I've read by Virginia Woolf and whilst I found it to be the most "readable" of the novels that I've read to date I couldn't in all honesty say that it was an easy read. I kept waiting for something to happen, some momentous event to push the story along. It wasn't until I gained some patience and just went. When I complained to my daughters that I really did not like the ending C. H. Gilliland If you are willing to take your time and read this book as though you were in a deck chair on a leisurely cruise yourself, the rhythms will be congenial. Woolf's sharply observed observations along the way well repay a reader's time beyond the interest of the narrative and characters.When I complained to my daughters that I reall. One Star aritinka That is a difficult reading that takes absolute concentration that I lost shortly after the beginning.
"Textually, these editions of Mrs Dalloway and The Voyage Out are the most immaculate available." David Bradshaw, Worcester College