The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. So begins Virginia Woolfs beloved fourth novel. First published in 1925, Mrs. Dalloway has long been considered Woolfs masterpiece. A pivotal work of literary modernism, its simple plotcentred on an upper-class Londoner preparing to give a partyis complicated by Woolfs satire of the English social system.

For decades, Woolfs rapturous style and vision of individual consciousness have challenged and inspired readers, novelists and scholars alike. In this annotated volume based on the original British edition, acclaimed essayist and Oxford don Merve Emre mines Woolfs diaries and notes on writing to take us into the making of Mrs. Dalloway, revealing the novels artistry and astonishing originality. Alongside her generous commentary, Emre offers hundreds of illustrations and little-seen photographs from Woolfs life. The result is not only an essential volume for students and Woolf devotees but an incomparable gift to all lovers of literature.