• THE PRINCIPAL WORKS OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
  
• SELECTED REFERENCE WORKS ABOUT VIRGINIA WOOLF
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• John Mepham's Criticism in Focus: Virginia Woolf [TOC]

THE PRINCIPAL WORKS OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941)

For a complete listing, reference should be made to A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf, 4th ed., by B. J. Kirkpatrick and Stuart N. Clarke (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997); the A-numbers below refer to item numbers in the Bibliography. Most of Woolf’s works are in print, were recently in print, or are in process of being reprinted; the only significant exceptions are her three Russian translations (not listed below). See also Recomended UK Paperback Editions of Virginia Woolf's Works.

• A1 THE VOYAGE OUT 1915
  Novel.
• A2 THE MARK ON THE WALL 1917
  This short story was included in the first publication of the Hogarth Press entitled Two Stories (the other was by her husband Leonard). Reprinted in The Complete Shorter Fiction (A60).
• A3 KEW GARDENS 1919
  This short story was reprinted in The Complete Shorter Fiction (A60).
• A4 NIGHT AND DAY 1919
  Novel.
• A5 MONDAY OR TUESDAY 1921
  This collection of short stories was reprinted in The Complete Shorter Fiction (A60).
• A6 JACOB'S ROOM 1922
  Novel.
• A7 MR. BENNETT AND MRS. BROWN 1924
  This essay was reprinted in The Essays, Vol. III (A65).
• A8 THE COMMON READER 1925
  This collection of essays was reprinted in The Essays, Vol. IV (A74).
• A9 MRS. DALLOWAY 1925
  Novel.
• A10 TO THE LIGHTHOUSE 1927
  Novel.
• A11 ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY 1928
  Novel.
• A12 A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN 1929
  Extended essay: a woman must have £500 a year and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
• A16 THE WAVES 1931
  Novel.
• A18 THE COMMON READER: SECOND SERIES 1932
  Essays.
• A19 FLUSH: A BIOGRAPHY 1933
  A fictional biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s dog.
• A22 THE YEARS 1937
  Novel.
• A23 THREE GUINEAS 1938
  Extended essay on the interrelationship between war, masculinity, and women’s education and employment.
• A25 ROGER FRY: A BIOGRAPHY 1940
  

  POSTHUMOUS
  

• A26 BETWEEN THE ACTS 1941
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf) Novel.
• A27 THE DEATH OF THE MOTH AND OTHER ESSAYS 1942
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf)
• A28 A HAUNTED HOUSE AND OTHER SHORT STORIES 1943 [i.e. 1944]
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf) This collection of short stories was reprinted in The Complete Shorter Fiction (A60).
• A29 THE MOMENT AND OTHER ESSAYS 1947
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf)
• A30 THE CAPTAIN'S DEATH BED AND OTHER ESSAYS [1950]
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf)
• A31 A WRITER'S DIARY 1953
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf) Extracts from the complete diary.
• A34 GRANITE AND RAINBOW 1958
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf) Essays.
• A35 CONTEMPORARY WRITERS 1965
  (ed. by Jean Guiguet) Essays.
• A37, A39 COLLECTED ESSAYS: VOLUMES 1-4 1966-1967
  (ed. by Leonard Woolf) A reprinting and re-ordering of the essays in A8, A18, A27, A29, A30, and A34.
• A41 A COCKNEY'S FARMING EXPERIENCES 1972 [i.e. 1973]
  (ed. by Suzanne Henig) Juvenilia. Reprinted in 1994.
• A42 MRS DALLOWAY'S PARTY 1973
  (ed. by Stella McNichol) This collection of short stories was reprinted in The Complete Shorter Fiction (A60).
• A44 THE FLIGHT OF THE MIND 1975
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. I, 1888-1912.
• A45 MOMENTS OF BEING 1976
  (ed. by Jeanne Schulkind) Autobiography.
• A46 FRESHWATER [1976]
  (ed. by Lucio P. Ruotolo) Play.
• A47 THE QUESTION OF THINGS HAPPENING 1976
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. II, 1912-1922.
• A48 THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF: VOLUME I 1977
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell) 1915-1919
• A49 BOOKS AND PORTRAITS 1977
  (ed. by Mary Lyon) Essays.
• A51 A CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE 1977
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. III, 1923-1928.
• A52 THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF: VOLUME II 1978
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell with Andrew McNeillie) 1920-1924.
• A53 A REFLECTION OF THE OTHER PERSON 1978
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. IV, 1929-1931.
• A53.1 WOMEN AND WRITING [1979]
  (ed. by Michèle Barrett) Selected essays.
• A54 THE SICKLE SIDE OF THE MOON 1979
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. V, 1932-1935.
• A55 THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF: VOLUME III 1980
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell with Andrew McNeillie) 1925-1930.
• A56 LEAVE THE LETTERS TILL WE'RE DEAD 1980
  (ed. by Nigel Nicolson with Joanne Trautmann) Collected letters, Vol. VI, 1936-1941.
• A57 THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF: VOLUME IV 1982
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell with Andrew McNeillie) 1931-1935.
• A59 THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF: VOLUME V 1984
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell with Andrew McNeillie) 1936-1941.
• A60 THE COMPLETE SHORTER FICTION [1985]
  (ed. by Susan Dick)
• A62 THE ESSAYS: VOLUME 1 [1986]
  (ed. by Andrew McNeillie) 1904-1912.
• A63 THE ESSAYS: VOLUME 2 [1987]
  (ed. by Andrew McNeillie) 1912-1918.
• A65 THE ESSAYS: VOLUME 3 [1988]
  (ed. by Andrew McNeillie) 1919-1924.
• A66 CONGENIAL SPIRITS [1989]
  (ed. by Joanne Trautmann Banks) One-volume selection from the collected letters.
• A67 A MOMENT'S LIBERTY 1990
  (ed. by Anne Olivier Bell) One-volume selection from the complete diary
• A68 A PASSIONATE APPRENTICE [1990]
  (ed. by Mitchell A. Leaska) The early journals, 1897-1909.
• A69 PAPER DARTS [1991]
  (ed. by Frances Spalding) Selected letters with many illustrations.
• A70 A WOMAN'S ESSAYS [1992]
  (ed. by Rachel Bowlby) Selected essays.
• A71 SELECTED SHORT STORIES [1993]
  (ed. by Sandra Kemp)
• A72 THE CROWDED DANCE OF MODERN LIFE [1993]
  (ed. by Rachel Bowlby) Selected essays.
• A73 TRAVELS WITH VIRGINIA WOOLF [1993]
  (ed. by Jan Morris) Travel writings.
• A74 THE ESSAYS: VOLUME 4 [1994]
  (ed. by Andrew McNeillie) 1925-1928.

There are literally hundreds of books and thousands of articles about Virginia Woolf. The following is a brief list.
BIOGRAPHIES
Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell (London: Pimlico, 1996, 1997 [1972])
Bell (1910-96) was Woolf’s nephew and was asked by Leonard Woolf to write her biography. His personal knowledge of Woolf and his elegant style mean that his biography is unlikely to be superseded.

Virginia Woolf, by Hermione Lee (London: Chatto & Windus, 1997 [1996])
This is likely to be the standard biography for the foreseeable future.

REFERENCE
Virginia Woolf A to Z: A Comprehensive Reference for Students, Teachers, and Common Readers to her Life, Works and Critical Reception, by Mark Hussey (New York & Oxford: OUP, 1996 [1995])
Mark Hussey seems to have read and assimilated everything, and provides summaries of plots of Woolf’s books, biographies of the Bloomsbury Group, and critical works.

Major Authors on CD-ROM: Virginia Woolf, ed. by Mark Hussey (Reading, UK: Primary Source Media, 1997)
Unbelievably expensive CD-ROM that includes almost all of Woolf’s published works and many of her manuscripts and typescripts, as well as Virginia Woolf A to Z. Indispensible for tracking down quotations.

CRITICAL
Criticism in Focus: Virginia Woolf, by John Mepham (New York: St Martin’s Press, 1992)
This is a guide to criticism and critical approaches: see TOC. [see below]

COLLECTIONS OF ESSAYS
Virginia Woolf: The Critical Heritage, ed. by Robin Majumdar and Allen McLaurin (London: Routledge, 1997 [1975])
A rather expensive collection of contemporary reviews:
see TOC. http://orlando.jp.org/VWWARC/B/vwch.html

Virginia Woolf: Critical Assessments, ed. by Eleanor McNees (East Sussex: Helm Information, 1994)
A fearfully expensive four-volume collection of criticism:
see TOC. http://orlando.jp.org/VWWARC/B/vwca.html

BIBLIOGRAPHIES
A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf, 4th ed., by B. J. Kirkpatrick and Stuart N. Clarke (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997).

A Checklist of the Hogarth Press, 1917-1946, by J. Howard Woolmer, with a short history of the Press by Mary E. Gaither ([Winchester:] St Paul’s Bibliographies, 1986)

International Virginia Woolf Society Bibliographies
http://www.utoronto.ca/IVWS/

Washington State University Libraries: Library of Leonard and Virginia Woolf
http://griffin.wsu.edu/search/

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Table of Contents

1. LIFE AND CAREER
   Biographical Studies - Psycho-literary Speculations - Critical Reception to 1965 - Bibliographies and Reference Works
2. VIRGINIA WOOLF AND HER CONTEXT
   'The Real World' - Marxist Views - Woolf and Psychoanalysis - The Bloomsbury Group - Bloomsbury Aesthetics
3. VIRGINIA WOOLF AND MODERNISM
   Modernist Culture - Modernist Forms
4. FEMINIST STUDIES
   A Passionate Audience - Woolf's Feminist Theory - Poststructuralist Perspectives - Gender and Woolf's Novels - Women's Literary Traditions
5. PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATIONS
   The Existential Project* - The Creative Consciousness - Time, Repetition, Deconstruction
6. PRACTICAL AND THEMATIC CRITICISM
   Practical Criticism - Technical and Formal Analysis - Themes and Theses
7. EDITIONS, DRAFTS AND AGENDAS
   The Early Novels - Modernist Novels - The 1930s - Other Writings

• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX