Orlando: Annotated Edition with the original 1928 illustrations and an updated extra material

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Orlando, a young nobleman and one of Queen Elizabeth Is court favourites, is the object of many ladies attentions, but after suffering heartbreak he prefers literary pursuits to entertaining any thoughts of marriage. Having obtained an ambassadorial post in Constantinople, Orlando falls into a long sleep and wakes up suddenly transformed into a woman. Also blessed with the gift of never ageing, she embarks on adventurous travels throughout Europe and the following centuries, observing what it is like to be female. A fantastical biography inspired by the life of the flamboyant writer Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is an amusing and eccentric jeu desprit, as well as a groundbreaking exploration of gender issues.

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She was doing with language something like what Jimi Hendrix does with a guitar. -- Michael Cunningham

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The most famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf (1882 1941) was a novelist, essayist and critic. Her writing established her as one of Modernisms leading exponents, as well as a pioneering feminist. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Mrs Dalloway.