Woolf sightings: When Virginia went to the lighthouse

Virginia Woolf did make it to the lighthouse. It was Sept. 12, 1892, and she was 10 years old. The Godrevy Lighthouse visitors book containing her childhood signature was sold today for £10,250 at Bonhams in London. The value of the Trinity House Visitors Book for Godrevy Lighthouse, which contains 159 pages of signatures from 1859 [...]

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Virginia Woolf appears at Occupy Berkeley

Virginia Woolf participated in the Occupy movement at the University of California at Berkeley last week. It’s true that her involvement appeared to be limited to a sign carried by Celeste Langan, associate professor of English at UC Berkeley. But I think her presence was more substantial than that. The sign held by Langan, a teacher [...]

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Woolf sightings: Florence & the Machine hits it big

Of the 50 Woolf sightings spotted in the last 11 days, nine mention Florence and the Machine’s new song inspired by Woolf, “What the Water Gave Me.” It’s on their Ceremonial album. Other sightings mention Woolf portraits, Woolf novels, Woolf quotes and more — including take-offs on her famous phrase, “a room of one’s own.” Matter of space, Deccan Herald The [...]

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Woolf eye candy: An homage

Take a look at this “Homage to Virginia Woolf” posted on Etsy. Items listed range from a doll dressed to look more like Jane Austen than Woolf to a vinyl wall quote. Some items, such as the “Virginia Woolf Quote” leather journal and the “Famous Last Words” necklace, are already sold, but the site is [...]

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Woolf as LGBT icon

Each October, Equality Forum celebrates LGBT History Month by spotlighting 31 icons who have made notable contributions to society. This year, Virginia Woolf was among them. You can view a video about her iconic status and find links to other Woolf information and resources here and print out a fact sheet about Woolf here. Here are more [...]

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Manhattan in the ‘30s with Woolf sightings

I just finished the best novel I’ve read in ages, my undisputed favorite of the year: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. A beautifully written portrait of Manhattan in the 1930s—jazz, prohibition, and much more from the perspective of Katey Kontent (KonTENT not KONtent), the best narrator since Gatsby’s Nick Carroway and Brideshead’s Charles Ryder. [...]

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Woolf sightings: True or false?

Was Woolf a certified foodie? I think not. Did she say, “It’s all good. Just go with it”? Not bloody likely. But those are two of the Woolf sightings among the 55 below. Oaks hot travel deals for foodies!, e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Renowned writer and devoted ‘foodie’, Virginia Woolf once quoted, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep [...]

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