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Virginia Woolf Life Works Evaluation Life Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen in London in 1882 to Sir Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Stephen .Virginias father, Sir Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), was a notable historian, author, critic and mountaineer.He was the editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, a work which would influence Woolfs later experimental biographies.Woolf was educated by her parents in their literate and well-connected household at 22 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington. In 1904 she settled in Btoomsbury, “Bloomsbury group” In1917 founding the Hogarth Press, which subsequently published Virginias novels along with works by T.S. Eliot, Laurens van der Post, and others.[7] The Press also commissioned works by contemporary artists, including Dora Carrington and Vanessa Bell. After completing the manuscript of her last (posthumously published) novel, Between the Acts, Woolf fell into a depression similar to that which she had earlier experienced. The onset of World War II, the destruction of her London home during the Blitz, and the cool reception given to her biography of her late friend Roger Fry all worsened her condition until she was unable to work.[12] On 28 March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse near her home and drowned herself. Woolfs body was not found until 18 April 1941.[25] Her husband buried her cremated remains under an elm in the garden of Monks House, their home in Rodmell, Sussex. Works 1 Monday or Tuesday (1921) 礼拜一或礼拜 a splendid collection displaying the author’s lively imagination and delicate style. Includes “A Haunted House, A Society”, “An Unwritten Novel”, “The String Quartet”, “Blue Green”, “Kew Gardens”, “The Mark on the Wall”, “Monday Or Tuesday”. An excellent entree into the larger body of Woolf’s work. 2 Jacob’s Room (1922) 雅各布的房间 Jacobs room is a portrait of a y