{"product_id":"a-room-of-ones-own-virginia-woolf-9780143138907","title":"A Room of One's Own","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collectible hardcover edition of Virginia Woolf's pioneering work of feminism, \"probably the most influential piece of non-fictional writing by a woman in [the twentieth] century\" (Hermione Lee), featuring a new introduction by Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlga Dies Dreaming \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnita de Monte Laughs Last\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Vitae Edition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn October 1928, Virginia Woolf delivered a series of lectures to the two women's colleges at Cambridge University, and the result was thus: \u003ci\u003eA Room of One's Own\u003c\/i\u003e, an extended essay that outlines the limitations on women throughout history and in her own time. Through a series of metaphors, scenarios, and analysis of her literary predecessors--which includes a powerful thought experiment about a fictional sister of William Shakespeare and musings on female writers such as the Bronte sisters--Woolf argues that women need a literal and figurative personal space to make their mark on a society dominated by men. In doing so, she urges us to consider the ways in which we continue to be constrained by our material and societal circumstances today, at a time when these discrepancies are recognized as even more multifaceted than in Woolf's era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Woolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143138901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143138907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e74066 \/ Room of One's Own\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virginia Woolf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372686561535,"sku":"9780143138907","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97beb33d-d94e-4010-806f-4244a0da06be.jpg?v=1732726662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-room-of-ones-own-virginia-woolf-9780143138907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}