Mrs Dalloway 3.79 (259,599 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Oxford Worlds Classics English By (author) Virginia Woolf , Edited by David Bradshaw Description Fear no more the heat of the sun. Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolfs fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regents Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus. She is middle-aged and prosperous, with a sheltered happy life behind her; Smith is young, poor, and driven to hatred of himself and the whole human race. Yet both share a terror of existence, and sense the pull of death. The world of Mrs Dalloway is evoked in Woolfs famous stream of consciousness style, in a lyrical and haunting language which has made this, from its publication in 1925, one of her most popular novels. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Product details Format Paperback | 256 pages Dimensions 130 x 195 x 11mm | 182g Publication date 01 Jan 2009 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom Language English Illustrations note 1 map 13 9780199536009 Bestsellers rank 13,149