num_pages: 112
description: In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But had she been allowed to create, urges Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay, Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give a voice to those who have none. Her message is simple: A woman must have an income and a room of her own in order to have the freedom to create.
language: English
title: A Room of One's Own
titlecomplete: A Room of One's Own
genres: 20th Century, Essays, Philosophy, Womens, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Nonfiction, British Literature, Writing
ratings_count: 191659
publisher: Mariner Books