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A single day becomes the entirety of a life in Virginia Woolf’s enduring exploration of a woman’s soul and purpose. As society hostess Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party, she also reflects hour by hour on her past, her secret burdens, her safe marriage, and other compromises that have brought her to this moment in time. But elsewhere in London, a stranger, a damaged World War I veteran, makes irreversible choices of his own - choices that will intrude on Mrs. Dalloway’s reverie before the night is over.

Between the Acts is Virginia Woolf’s final novel, set in a quiet English village just before World War II. The story unfolds over the course of one day, as villagers prepare for and perform an outdoor pageant that reflects the history of England. Beneath the surface of this seemingly simple event, tensions rise—between family members, within relationships, and in the looming shadow of war.

In A Haunted House, Virginia Woolf delivers a mesmerizing ghost story unlike any other—quiet, lyrical, and deeply haunting. This short work of literary fiction blends supernatural elements with psychological depth, inviting listeners into a dreamlike haunted house where spirits wander not in fear, but in search of something precious left behind.

Have you ever felt a moment pass and wished you could hold on to it forever? In "Monday or Tuesday", Virginia Woolf invites you into a quiet, shimmering world where thoughts drift, time softens, and ordinary moments reveal unexpected beauty. Through her masterful stream-of-consciousness style, Woolf captures the fragile movements of the human mind—memories flickering, emotions stirring, life unfolding in brief, luminous fragments.

Don è un Funzionario esperto e stimato. I suoi due Lavoratori sanno soddisfare ogni sua richiesta, ma quando se ne presenta uno nuovo, abbandona le regole e si ritrova intrappolato in una rete di inganni e ricatti, perseguitato dai ricordi del passato. Cosa nasconde? Cosa ne sarà del suo futuro a Belgrame? In un futuro distopico, la città di Belgrame è governata da un corpo di leggi chiamato LeXuS. Sotto un rigido regime totalitario, il sesso è diventato un privilegio che può essere acquistato, venduto o guadagnato.

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It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre wurde weltweit bekannt als die wohl mutigste Stimme unter den Opfern von Epstein und Maxwell: Sie war es, die an die Öffentlichkeit ging und dadurch letztlich beide Serientäter ins Gefängnis brachte. Ihr Foto mit Prinz Andrew besiegelte dessen gesellschaftlichen Absturz. Doch ihre Geschichte wurde nie vollständig und in ihren eigenen Worten erzählt – bis jetzt. Im April 2025 nahm sich Giuffre das Leben. Sie hinterließ ein Memoir, an dem sie über Jahre gearbeitet hatte, mit dem klaren Wunsch, es nach ihrem Tod zu veröffentlichen.

Six children - Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis - meet in a garden close to the sea, their voices sounding over the constant echo of the waves that roll back and forth from the shore. The book follows them as they develop from childhood to maturity and follow different passions and ambitions; their voices are interspersed with interludes from the timeless and unifying chorus of nature.

Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the outcome: they are the only two people to survive. Marooned on a barren moon, their only hope of survival is to rely on each other, but what they learn will either kill them or change the galaxy forever.

Clarissa Dalloway es una mujer de la alta sociedad londinense, casada con un diputado conservador del parlamento británico. Clarissa se prepara para dar una fiesta en su casa donde se rencontrará con amigos que hace muchos años que no ve. Mientras pasea por las calles londinenses ultimando los preparativos, Clarissa se encuentra inmersa en sus propios recuerdos y examina las decisiones que ha tomado a lo largo de su vida, como su romance de infancia con Peter Walsh.

Un jour de printemps, Mrs Dalloway, maîtresse de maison londonienne, s'apprête à donner une réception à Westminster. Tandis qu'au fil de la journée, Big Ben sonne les heures, les personnages s'affairent, vivant chacun à leur manière leur rapport au temps et aux autres. À travers les souvenirs et les réflexions des personnages se dévoilent apparences et faux-semblants et le temps ne devient plus qu'une succession d'événements minuscules et de bouleversements camouflés.

Set in post-First World War Britain, Woolf’s masterpiece follows Clarissa Dalloway, a vivacious yet self-reflective upper-class woman, through a single day in her life. Preparing for a party that very evening, Clarissa keeps busy by moving through the streets of London, her thoughts drifting between past and present, revealing lost loves, secret regrets and the quiet ache of grief. Interwoven with Clarissa’s narrative is that of Septimus Warren Smith, a war veteran who suffers terribly from his traumatic past. As their two lives tangentially cross...

Teoría King Kong es uno de los grandes libros de referencia del feminismo y de la teoría de género, un incisivo ensayo en el que Despentes comparte su propia experiencia para hablarnos sin tapujos ni concesiones sobre la prostitución, la violación, la represión del deseo, la maternidad y la pornografía, y para contribuir al derrumbe de los cimientos patriarcales de la sociedad actual.

Belle vit dans un magnifique château avec la Bête et tous les objets enchantés qui ont pris vie. Mais il y a encore plus étrange dans ce château. Des pétales de roses et des feuilles de rosiers commencent à apparaître mystérieusement dans des endroits inattendus. Belle et ses compagnons, Big Ben, l’horloge, et Lumière, le chandelier, se lancent dans une quête pour arrêter le coupable.

Obra cumbre de la narrativa de Virginia Woolf, Las olas es un clásico intemporal cuya lectura acompaña al lector a lo largo de los años como el recuerdo de un verano lejano e irrepetiblemente feliz.Desde que se publicara en 1931, Las olas ha sido considerada una de las obras capitales de la narrativa del siglo XX, tanto por la originalidad e hipnótica belleza de su prosa como por la perfección de su revolucionaria técnica, y, con el paso de los años, su influencia en la literatura contemporánea ha ido acrecentándose.

This is a story from the Classic Women's Short Stories collection.

In A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf’s classic six-part essay, the iconic Modernist writer takes on the misogyny of writing, publishing, and creativity in her time. Through the imagined sister of William Shakespeare, who in her argument possesses the same talent and intellect as the famous playwright, Woolf lays out the fundamental truth that one requires room to express creativity and time to explore and see it through. Genius unexpressed is genius nonetheless, and had Shakespeare’s sister the means to make her own art, she would have had the same lasting legacy as her brother.

Step into the glittering world of post-war London with Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street, brought to life in this immersive audiobook experience. Follow Clarissa Dalloway as she moves through the elegant shops and bustling streets of Bond Street, where each encounter stirs memories, emotions, and profound reflections on identity, time, and the lingering effects of war. This introspective journey offers a rich, sensory exploration of a single moment in time, captured with Woolf’s signature stream-of-consciousness brilliance.