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Das Läuten der Glocken von Big Ben, Omnibusse am Piccadilly, Miss Pyms Hände, die so rot und kalt sind, als hätten sie mit den Blumen im Wasser gestanden, und dann ein Aeroplan, das "Toffee" in den Himmel schreibt. Mrs Dalloway macht Besorgungen für eine Abendgesellschaft in ihrem Haus in Westminster, sie lässt sich durch das London des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts treiben und mit ihr treiben ihre Gedanken, reichen sich Vergangenheit und Gegenwart in einem unvergleichlichen Auf und Ab die Hand.

It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Whom will she see? Her friend Peter, back from India, who has never really stopped loving her? What about Sally, with whom Clarissa had her life’s happiest moment? Meanwhile, the shell-shocked Septimus Smith is struggling with his life on the same London day.

Four books...one groundbreaking author. This collection includes Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), A Room of One’s Own (1929), and The Waves (1931).

On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for a party and remembering her past. Elsewhere in London, Septimus Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness. Their days interweave and their lives converge as the party reaches its glittering climax. Here, Virginia Woolf perfected the interior monologue and the novel's lyricism and accessibility have made it one of her most popular works.

Mrs. Dalloway, perhaps Virginia Woolf’s greatest novel, vividly follows English socialite Clarissa Dalloway as she prepares for a party in post-World War I London. Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening ( American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right) brings Woolf’s stream-of-consciousness style of storytelling to life, exploring the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman’s life in a brilliant performance.

Mrs. Dalloway was the breakthrough novel by Virginia Woolf that solidified her reputation as one of the most important writers of her era. Written in a new, free-wheeling style for the time, the book details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a British socialite in post-First World War England. The book takes place in a single day, and describes the eponymous lead character as she prepares for and hosts a party. Looping backwards and forwards in time, the listener is given a glimpse into the mind of Mrs. Dalloway, and several of her guests.

Mrs. Dalloway è il primo grande romanzo di Virginia Woolf, pubblicato nel 1925. Nell'arco di una sola giornata i fili invisibili delle emozioni uniscono...

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I England. Clarissa visits London in the morning, getting ready to host a party that evening. The nice day reminds her of her youth and makes her wonder about her choice of husband; she married the reliable Richard Dalloway instead of the enigmatic and demanding Peter Walsh, and she "had not the option" to be with Sally Seton for whom she felt strongly.

Known as one of Virginia Woolf's greatest works, Mrs. Dalloway is a bright, picturesque look at the simple life of an upper-class woman in London. Clarissa Dalloway is busy planning a party when her old suitor, Peter Walsh, shows up at her hour. On the outside, Mrs. Dalloway is seen to be society's perfect image of a housewife-dutiful, loyal, and sensible. But as soon as her past lover makes his appearance, Mrs. Dalloway can't help but remember their passionate affairs. She is faced with her choices, all of which strike a fear of growing old within her. These characters and their stories, rich...

In the aftermath of World War I, Clarissa Dalloway is an upper-class politician’s wife, who longs for the carefree, impassioned days of her youth. Her marriage to a sensible man gives her many opportunities to socialize and progress in society, but this practicality also prevented her from following other romantic and personal passions. These old regrets come to new light as Clarissa is reintroduced to Peter Walsh, a man she loved—and who had proposed to her—in her younger days.

À Londres, ce soir, Clarissa Dalloway offre une fête ! La haute société anglaise a intérêt à s'amuser. Or, de vieilles connaissances ressurgissent des limbes et exhument des souvenirs comme on ouvre une boîte de Pandore. Ce mois de juin d'après-guerre n'en est pas moins radieux. Quant à Lucrezia, déracinée de son Italie natale, elle tente de retrouver son mari dans la froide Angleterre. Septimus est là, mais absent. Pâle vétéran décoré, le jeune homme reste hanté par les tranchées et les bombes. Parfois, il entend la voix d'un de ses amis mort au front.

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.

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.

This is the remarkable story of a day in the life of one woman, Clarissa Dalloway, the people in her circle, and those touching upon her friends and acquaintances.

"Mrs. Dalloway" recounts a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in the middle of June 1923. Clarissa Dalloway is a high society London lady. On that day, she is hosting a party, meeting people, going to the park, and reflecting on her choices. Where would she have been if she married Peter Walsh and not Richard Dalloway? What if she would not invite this or that person to her party? Her feelings about Peter Walsh grow because on that particular day he returns from India to settle some affairs in London. Other people also reflect on their choices. Mr. Smith who cannot move on from the horrors ...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting prose which makes Mrs Dalloway a timeless classic, celebrated globally as one of Virginia Woolf's greatest novels. While Mrs Dalloway meticulously prepares for a grand evening soirée, she is interrupted by the arrival of an old admirer, who unknowingly ignites a cascade of memories and reflections that threaten to consume her. Weaving you in and out of her characters' minds, Mrs Dalloway will leave you convinced that Virginia Woolf possesses an unparalleled understanding of human nature.

“Mrs Dalloway sa at hun ville kjøpe blomstene selv.” Med denne senere så berømte setningen innledes romanen, som utspiller seg en sommerdag i London i juni 1923 hvor Clarissa Dalloway forbereder et middagsselskap. I løpet av dagen skjer det flere ting som fører til en rekke overveielser og assosiasjoner knyttet til tidligere begivenheter. Mannen hennes har, til hennes utilfredshet, blitt invitert til lunsj uten henne hos Lady Bruton, hvis animerte lunsjer er berømte i de høyere sosiale lag.

Romanen udspiller sig på en enkelt dag: en vidunderlig sommerdag i London i begyndelsen af 1920'erne. Den dag som slutter med, at Clarissa Dalloway holder aftenselskab.

Hvad romanen ikke har i ydre drama, har den i indre rigdom. I tanker og samtaler samles erindringer, håb og nederlag til et vældigt menneskeligt panorama, der udfolder sig på baggrund af et af litteraturens fineste storbyportrætter.

Within our minds, time flows eternal in parallel streams, carrying a host of memories and conflicting emotions and we are connected by webs of intermittent visibility to the lives of many whom we have never even met. This is what we come to realise as we join Clarissa Dalloway on a fine June day in 1923, as she prepares a party she is giving that night for London's social and political elite. Virginia Woolf's often teasing portrait of British characters at every level of society remains remarkably accurate to this day.

Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she makes preparations, she is flooded with memories and reexamines the choices she has made over the course of her life. On the same day, the war-inflicted Septimus is struggling to keep his dark thoughts and vivid flashbacks from overwhelming him, leading to a catastrophic turn of events.