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How Should One Read a Book?

Virginia Woolf

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"Where are we to begin? How are we to bring order into this multitudinous chaos and so get the deepest and widest pleasure from what we read?"

Published for the first time as a standalone volume, Virginia Woolf's short, impassioned essay, How Should One Read a Book? celebrates the enduring importance of great literature. In this timeless manifesto on the written word, rediscover the joy of reading and the power of a good book to change the world.

One of the most significant modernist writers of the 20th Century, Virginia Woolf and her visionary essays are as relevant today as they were nearly one hundred years ago.

Features a new introduction by Sheila Heti.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Laurence King
  • Publish Date: Oct 13rd, 2020
  • Pages: 64
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.10in - 4.40in - 0.40in - 0.35lb
  • EAN: 9781786277527
  • Categories: • Essays• Women Authors• General

About the Author

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is regarded as one of the most important modernist writers of the 20th Century. Best known for her novels, including Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928), and The Waves (1931), Woolf was also a prolific and engaging essayist.

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The Yale Review
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New perspectives, enduring writing. Join a conversation 200 years in the making.

Virginia Woolf’s meditation “How Should One Read a Book?” is our most-read archival piece for the second year running. Read our complete list here: https://t.co/pZT54TDKGf

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vehement lover, incessant talker, avid crossword enjoyer and listener of the 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue

@hazeyjanei @lilbirdliv woolf's how should one read a book is a perfect essay

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Teacher,author,PhD student @yorkstjohn repd @spinningKates 2023: coming next The Zebra & Lord Jones @renardpress @wolfliterary annavaughttuition@gmail.com

Three books for bookworm writers Francine Prose's Reading Like a Writer (my favourite book for writers) and her What to Read and Why. I love the close readings. Virginia Woolf's How Should One Read a Book. Regard the last two as warm invitations, not bossy insistence. https://t.co/B3JQqNJLDq

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Praise for this book

"Novelist Sheila Heti meditates on Virginia Woolf's powerful essay on the relationships between readers, reading and writers." - Shelf Awareness
"This is the perfect gift for a booklover in your life." The Washington Post
"A slim, essay-length book celebrates the connection between writer and reader. A thoughtful, modest essay by the prolific British author." Kirkus Reviews

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