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    Between the Acts

    By Virginia Woolf

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    Between the Acts is the last novel by Virginia Woolf, and it was published in 1941 shortly after her suicide at the age of 59. The story takes place just before the Second World War, in a small English village. An annual pageant is due to take place in the grounds of a house owned by Bartholomew Oliver, and the book consists of the days events leading up to the pageant.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAle.Mar.
    Release dateJul 30, 2020
    ISBN9788892862456
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    Virginia Woolf

    Virginia Woolf was an English novelist, essayist, short story writer, publisher, critic and member of the Bloomsbury group, as well as being regarded as both a hugely significant modernist and feminist figure. Her most famous works include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One’s Own.

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