Woolf, Virginia
Jacob's Room (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784877958
- author:
- Woolf, Virginia
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage Classics
- language:
- English
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Published in 1922, Jacob's Room is a landmark novel that marks a significant turning point in the history of the English novel. This edition features the original text as overseen by the author and includes a list of textual variants that appeared during her lifetime.
The story revolves around Jacob Flanders, a young man killed in the First World War, and explores themes of identity, mortality, and the human experience. Virginia Woolf's unique writing style, which would become a hallmark of her later works, is on full display here.
This edition offers a rare glimpse into the author's creative process and provides insight into the development of one of 20th-century literature's most influential novels.