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The Waves - Unabridged

By Virginia Woolf & Kevin Theis
The Waves - Unabridged by Virginia Woolf & Kevin Theis digital book - Fable

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"The Waves" by Virginia Woolf is a modernist novel that explores the inner lives of six friends-Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis-from childhood to old age. 

Told through a series of poetic soliloquies, the book captures their shifting identities and perceptions as they navigate love, loss, ambition, and the passage of time. The characters' voices intertwine, reflecting the fluid nature of consciousness and the interconnectedness of human experience. 

As in her previous novels, Woolf abandons traditional plot and dialogue, instead using rhythmic, lyrical language to evoke the ebb and flow of thought and emotion. The novel meditates on individuality versus unity, the persistence of memory, and the inevitability of change. 

"The Waves" is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

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About Virginia Woolf

Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) née Stephen, was an English writer, publisher and feminist. She is considered one of the most important early 20th-century authors and was an early practitioner of what became known as "stream of consciousness" writing. Born to a wealthy family in South Kensington, London, Virginia attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classical writing and history. When their mother, Julia, died of influenza in 1895 (Virginia was then thirteen) the older siblings took on their mother's role in raising the children. This period is also when Virginia first began to battle mental illness, which would plague her throughout her life. In 1912, Virginia married Leonard Woolf, who was a strong supporter of Virginia's budding writing career. Virginia and Leonard founded Hogarth Press which would publish most of Virginia's novels as well as works by E.M. Forster and T.S. Eliot. The best known of Virginia's literary works include Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928).Virginia and Leonard Woolf's relationship was based on mutual respect but not a great deal of physical attraction. Virginia was most likely a lesbian, though some have argued that she may have been bisexual. At any rate, Virginia had affairs with several women (most notably Vita Sackville-West, who inspired Woolf's novel Orlando). Virginia's aversion to men and masculinity is often attributed to the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her half-brothers when she was a child.Virginia Woolf enjoyed great literary success in her lifetime and her books have been translated into more than 50 languages. Though her popularity waned in the years following her death, the feminist movement of the 1970's did much to revive her reputation and solidify her as one of the most important writers of the 20th century.Mental illness continued to trouble Woof for the rest of her life, causing her to be institutionalized several times and attempted suicide at least twice. In 1941, Woolf wrote a suicide note to her husband, filled the pockets of her coat with stones and drowned herself in the River Ouse in Yorkshire.

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