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Orlando: A Biography. Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend, it is arguably one of her most popular novels; Orlando is a history of English literature in satiric form.
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Article History. Orlando, novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1928. The fanciful biographical novel pays homage to the family of Woolf’s friend Vita Sackville-West from the time of her ancestor Thomas Sackville (1536–1608) to the family’s country estate at Knole. The manuscript of the book, a present from Woolf to Sackville-West, is ...
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Sep 20, 2022 · Orlando is a book that inspires devotion. Virginia Woolf's experimental novel was an immediate critical and commercial success when it was first published in 1928, and its reputation has only ...
Orlando ~~ Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando is a romping, time-travelling feminist escapade. The protagonist, Orlando , begins life as a handsome, young, male, seventeenth-century aristocrat who changes gender and moves towards 1928 ~~ pivotal as the year which saw the granting of universal voting to women.
Virginia Woolf and Orlando Background. Orlando, Virginia Woolf's sixth major novel, is a fantastic historical biography, which spans almost 400 years in the lifetime of its protagonist. The novel was conceived as a "writer's holiday" from more structured and demanding novels. Woolf allowed neither time nor gender to constrain her writing.
