Description

Written in 1927 To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolfs experimental and brilliant third novel The narrative concerns the annual visits by the Ramsay family to their summer home in the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920 Once again employing her unique streamofconsciousness style of writing Woolf creates a fascinating and complex novel where the point of view of the narration switches between the various Ramsay family members and their guests This semiautobiographical book was hailed in its time as a breakthrough work of genius by critics and has gone on to become one of the most beloved and carefully studied books of all time
Named by both Modern Library and Time Magazine as as one of the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century To the Lighthouse is an insightful study of family life domestic tension and the complexity of human relationships It is presented here in its original unabridged format along with a biography of the author