A room of ones own

From "Beloved" to "Jane Eyre," the 48 classics in this list are just some of the best books by women authors that you should read in your lifetime.

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It’s no secret that Virginia Woolf is one of my favorite authors. I use a Virginia Woolf tote bag every day just to prove it! Her fiction works are like poetry on the page and she so richly e…

First Edition of A Room of One's Own. Published by the Hogarth Press in London, 1929. Illustrated by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf's sister.

Cover drawing by Paul Hogarth. Penguin Books Modern Classics reprint paperback (1963).

Woolf's long essay about society and art and sexism is thoroughly of its time and timeless. She argues that a woman must have money and a room of her own (literally and figuratively) in order to write well. It's a little slow to get into but keep at it: this is one of Woolf's most accessible and rewarding works.

The writer discusses India’s future, and why happiness is a radical act

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The tragic life and unique talent of writer Virginia Woolf are explored in an exhibition of photographs and paintings at London's National Portrait Gallery.