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The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume 2 is the second instalment of our Modern Classics Collections, delving into a world of 20th-century literary brilliance. This anthology features a wide array of thought-provoking, genre-defining works from the 1900s, showcasing the range of modern storytelling—from existential musings to dark humour and intricate social commentary. These are the stories that have shaped modern literature, offering timeless insights into human nature and society.

The London Classics Collection: Stories of the City allows you to step into the heart of London with a curated selection of iconic literary works that explore the soul of one of the world's most fascinating cities. From the smoky alleys of Victorian London to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this collection brings together stories that capture the city's rich history, diverse characters, and unflinching reflections on society.

“Mrs Dalloway sa at hun ville kjøpe blomstene selv.” Med denne senere så berømte setningen innledes romanen, som utspiller seg en sommerdag i London i juni 1923 hvor Clarissa Dalloway forbereder et middagsselskap. I løpet av dagen skjer det flere ting som fører til en rekke overveielser og assosiasjoner knyttet til tidligere begivenheter. Mannen hennes har, til hennes utilfredshet, blitt invitert til lunsj uten henne hos Lady Bruton, hvis animerte lunsjer er berømte i de høyere sosiale lag.

The British Classics Collection: Volume One is a century-spanning collection of 24 classic works of fiction and poetry by British authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Joanne Froggatt, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Charles Dickens; Emily Brontë; Jane Austen; Thomas Hardy; George Eliot; D.H. Lawrence; and Mary Shelley, amongst a host of others.

An Unwritten Novel was mentioned in Virginia Woolf's diary entry for 26 January 1920. It was first published in the London Mercury in July 1920 and reprinted in Monday or Tuesday (1921). It was also later collected in A Haunted House (1944).

Dalla postfazione di Mario Fortunato: "Orlando è la biografia che diventa romanzo di un eroe che diventa un'eroina e che vive parecchi secoli. Non ci vuole molto a capire che il suo tema non è l'immortalità né il sesso né la letteratura né Vita Sackville-West a cui il libro è dedicato. Il tema è piuttosto lo slittamento o, meglio ancora, la metamorfosi: di un corpo nell'altro, di un sesso nell'altro, di un genere nell'altro.

Jacob’s Room was written in 1922 and is Virginia Woolf’s third novel; the first in which she made a radical shift from the established style of prose narrative writing and began experimenting with the modernist "stream of consciousness style" now so firmly associated with her work and that so shook the literary establishment. Jacob’s Room is overwhelmingly centered around feelings of absence and emptiness and is a collection of memories and sensations that chart the life of Jacob Flanders, largely observed through the eyes of others.

Als Orlando nach einer ausschweifenden Feierlichkeit am Hofe des türkischen Sultans aus einem langen und erholsamen Schlaf erwacht, lässt es sich nicht leugnen: Die Tage seiner Männlichkeit sind gezählt, in der Nacht ist er zur Frau geworden. Orlando nimmt es, wie es kommt, und reist fortan ewig jugendlich durch die Weltgeschichte. Dabei trifft er auf die großen Dichter und Denker verschiedener Epochen. Was Virginia Woolf mit "Orlando" vorlegte, ist ein spielerischer Ritt durch die literarischen Genres, ein satirisches, sprachgewaltiges, feministisch angehauchtes Vergnügen.

Pubblicato nel 1928, è ispirato alla storia familiare della sua amica intima Vita Sackville-West. È, a ragione, l’opera più popolare della Woolf: una storia dell'Inghilterra dell'arco di trecento anni, vista attraverso il filtro dei sentimenti, usi e abitudini di un uomo, che poi diventa donna a metà del romanzo. Non di poca importanza la passione che spinge il protagonista ad attraversare ogni avventura: la scrittura, la poesia, e che permette alla Woolf di scrivere nel suo modo ironico e geniale di poesia e di letteratura ella stessa.

"To the Lighthouse" è uno dei romanzi più famosi di Virginia Woolf, scritto nel 1927. Il romanzo è tutto incentrato sul flusso di pensieri dei protagonisti, in cui la percezione del mondo esterno e del mondo interno si confondono, e colori e paesaggi interiori e esteriori si mescolano in modo unico, e reso forse possibile dall’atmosfera rarefatta dell'isola di Sky. Il mondo femminile è analizzato, sezionato, sofferto e compatito visceralmente dall'autrice.

A selection of ghost stories which make your blood run cold.

"Quando il ragazzo, poiché, ahimè, era certo un ragazzo - nessuna donna sui pattini sarebbe mai stata così veloce e potente - gli sfrecciò accanto quasi sulle punte, a momenti Orlando si strappò i capelli per la rabbia che quella persona fosse del suo stesso sesso e quindi ogni abbraccio fosse fuori discussione". Orlando è la biografia scherzosa di un giovane nobile dai lineamenti androgini, che si reincarna rocambolescamente in varie forme attraverso quattro secoli della storia inglese, dall'epoca Elisabettiana fino al '900.

Elegantly covering topics such as the nature of reality, the power of memory and the priceless value of literature, in this sophisticated collection of essays, Woolf more than ever focuses her attention on the fleeting moments of life that meaningfully shape the human experience. In the title essay, The Moment, she pursues the powerful, albeit brief, moments that enable a potent feeling of being utterly understood, and consequently, wholeheartedly alive.

We meet Jacob as a small boy; follow him through Cambridge, sharing his thoughts on philosophy and literature; and enjoy his travels and romances in Greece. Then we learn how others see him. The remarkable imagery in Virginia Woolf's classic makes some sections of this book seem almost poetical.

The selections in this collection include classic short stories "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells, "The Angel Child" by Stephen Crane, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "Phyllis and Rosamond" by Vriginia Woolf, and "The Flight of Betsey Lane" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Una habitación propia (A Room of One’s Own) es un ensayo fundamental de Virginia Woolf, publicado en 1929. En este texto, la autora reflexiona sobre el papel de las mujeres en la literatura y en la sociedad de su tiempo. A partir de unas conferencias que ofreció en 1928, Woolf plantea que, para que una mujer pueda escribir y desarrollar todo su potencial creativo, necesita independencia económica y un espacio propio, libre de interrupciones.

To be a woman is to be half the world’s population but, in many countries, unfortunately still now and for most of history, women were decidedly second class, normally no more than chattels and the bearers and nurturers of children. As society involved into a complex and overlapping system where education and equality begin to seek space things began to change. In this volume our authors describe and reveal how life actually felt for almost all women before the recent past.

Championing the everyday, ‘common’ reader, Woolf emphasises the importance of reading for curiosity and interest, as opposed to academic analysis. In a delightfully conversational tone and with personal flair, Woolf explores the works of classical and contemporary authors alike; from Chaucer and Austen to Defoe and Montaigne. Effortlessly blending biography, criticism and philosophy, these brilliantly written essays showcase Woolf’s passion for literature, and particularly its ability to shape life as we know it.

Entre el cuaderno de viajes, el ensayo literario, el diario personal y la crónica urbana, el autor nos muestra su fascinación por el turbulento y espléndido pasado de Budapest. De la barbarie a la civilización, de la sabiduría de Marco Aurelio a la gran narrativa magiar contemporánea, este...

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 22 essential modern classics from Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Herman Hesse, Agatha Christie, Virigna Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including David Rintoul, Robert G. Slade, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.