The Common Reader, Second Series
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The Common Reader, Second Series

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The Common Reader, Second Series

About this book

''The Common Reader: Second Series'' (1932) is a celebrated collection of essays by Virginia Woolf that champions the perspective of the non-academic, everyday reader. Expanding on the success of her 1925 First Series, the book features 26 essays covering English literature, biography, and the lives of women writers. The collection explores literary giants and lesser-known historical figures, encouraging readers to engage intimately with texts rather than strictly relying on scholarly analysis. Key essays in the collection include: *"How Should One Read a Book?": The famous concluding essay where Woolf offers sage advice on how everyday readers can take charge of their own literary instincts and draw their own conclusions. *"The Strange Elizabethans": Explores Elizabethan writers and their untamed creative spirit. *"Robinson Crusoe": Delves into Daniel Defoe's masterpiece. *Profiles of notable women, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Christina Rossetti.

Information

Publisher
Rare Treasure Editions
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9798902438700
Subtopic
Literary Essays
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. THE COMMON READER, Second Series
  2. THE STRANGE ELIZABETHANS
  3. DONNE AFTER THREE CENTURIES
  4. DR. BURNEY’S EVENING PARTY
  5. DE QUINCEY’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  6. “AURORA LEIGH”
  7. “I AM CHRISTINA ROSSETTI”
  8. HOW SHOULD ONE READ A BOOK?

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