num_pages: 198
description: One of the greatest literary achievements of the twentieth century. TO THE LIGHTHOUSE is Virginia Woolf's most popular novel. This definitive edition introduced by Quentin Bell contains the original Hogarth Press text as overseen by the author, and a list of the textual variants that appeared during her lifetime. The serene and maternal Mrs Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr Ramsay together with their children and assorted guests are holidaying on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse Virginia Woolf constructs a remarkable and moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life, and the conflict between male and female principles.
language: English
title: To the Lighthouse
titlecomplete: To the Lighthouse
characters: Minta Doyle, Andrew Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay, Nancy Ramsay, Cam Ramsay, Paul Rayley, Roger Ramsay, Jasper Ramsay, Rose Ramsay, Lily Briscoe, William Bankes, Charles Tansley, Prue Ramsay, Mrs. McNab, Augustus Carmichael, James Ramsay, Mrs. Ramsay
genres: Fiction, School, Literary Fiction, Novels, Feminism, British Literature, Literature, Modern Classics, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 174827
places: Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
awards: awardedAt: -1325433600000
name: Prix Femina - Vie Heureuse
publisher: Vintage Classics