Orlando

Paperback Published on: 03/01/2013
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Orlando
If you've not read Virginia Woolf then start here!
Queen Elizabeth I tells Orlando never to grow old. After such a magical experience of meeting this powerful woman, Orlando decides to stay young. He then s... READ MORE
Joseph Segaran at Amsterdam
Orlando
A Dream in Words
This was a very dreamy book. Not in the whimsical sense. In the nonsensical sense - but be assured I mean that in the best way. The way Orlando is able to ... READ MORE
Leigh  Boyle

Synopsis

Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality.

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY PETER ACKROYD AND MARGARET REYNOLDS

As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, thirty-six-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the making of history from its edge, but will find that his unique position as a woman who knows what it is to be a man will give him insight into matters of the heart.

The Vintage Classics Virginia Woolf series has been curated by Jeanette Winterson and Margaret Reynolds, and the texts used are based on the original Hogarth Press editions published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf.

**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780099478287
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 218g
  • Languages: English

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Orlando
A hilarious faux-biography of gender swapping
Orlando was my 5th read Virginia Woolf book, but I personally think it would be a great option for a first-Woolf given its relatively straight forward nar... READ MORE
Lizzie | @littlehux
Orlando
Contorted Prose
Orlando was written in 1928 but the contorted style of prose makes it feel 18th century. Actually Dracula is better from a prose style point of view. Anywa... READ MORE
DEBORAH RICHARDS