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To the lighthouse is virginia woolfs arresting analysis of domestic family life, centering on the ramseys and their visits to the isle of skye in scotland in the early 1900s. To the lighthouse is one of virginia woolf s most autobiographical works, and since she was an active member of the bloomsbury set, it inevitably echoes the once revolutionary thoughts that were to shape our world set in the pivotal years spanning the first world war, it describes a gathering of artists, intellectuals and children at the ramsays holiday home in the scottish isles. Dalloway, the waves, the voyage out and a room of ones own are well worn and full of marginalia and post it notes. Virginia woolfs to the lighthouse is widely regarded as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the twentieth century. The novel centres on the ramsay family and their visits to the isle of skye in scotland between 1910 and 1920 following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like marcel proust and james joyce, the plot of to the lighthouse is secondary to its philosophical introspection. The ramsey family, with house guests, visit the isle of skye at least twice. For no particular reason i chose to the lighthouse. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are james ramsay, mrs. To the lighthouse fairfax county public library overdrive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 209 pages and is available in paperback format.
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