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Leonard Sidney Woolf ( / ˈwʊlf /; 25 November 1880 – 14 August 1969) was a British political theorist, author, publisher, and civil servant. He was married to author Virginia Woolf. As a member of the Labour Party and the Fabian Society, Woolf was an avid publisher of his own work and his wife's novels. [1]
Apr 17, 2024 · Leonard Woolf (born Nov. 25, 1880, London—died Aug. 14, 1969, Rodmell, Sussex, Eng.) was a British publisher, political worker, journalist, and internationalist who influenced literary and political life and thought more by his personality than by any one achievement.
Oct 28, 2020 · By Beth Kephart. October 28, 2020. There are so many takes on the Virginia-Leonard Woolf story that they could consume “Modern Love” for a year. Leonard was androgynous and Virginia preferred women, and yet they married. Leonard was a caretaker and Virginia was fragile, and so they stayed together, she stayed, for the longest time, alive.
Aug 26, 2006 · Champion for a wronged man. The much maligned husband of Virginia, Leonard Woolf has his reputation fully restored in Victoria Glendenning's landmark biography, says Paul Levy.
Apr 24, 2017 · In tidy lettering, it bravely announced the imminent publication of a pamphlet titled Two Stories: one each by Virginia and Leonard.
Leonard Woolf: Bloomsbury Socialist. This is a wide-ranging biography of Leonard Woolf (1880–1969), an important yet somewhat neglected figure in British life. He is in the unusual position of being overshadowed by his wife, Virginia Woolf, and his role in helping her is part of this study.
Dec 8, 2006 · Leonard Woolf led an exemplary life, rich in spite of its adversities (two of his siblings and a sister-in-law also committed suicide, and another sister was mentally unstable).
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