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Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was an influential English writer and a central figure in the modernist literary movement. Born in London into a privileged family, she was educated at home and later attended King’s College London, where she studied classics and history. Woolf began her writing career in the early 1900s and published her first novel, The Voyage Out, in 1915.

She is best known for her groundbreaking works that explore the inner thoughts of her characters through innovative narrative techniques, particularly stream of consciousness. Notable novels include Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and Orlando (1928). Woolf also wrote significant essays, such as A Room of One’s Own (1929), which discusses women’s roles in literature and the need for financial independence and personal space for female writers.

Woolf was a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, an influential circle of intellectuals and artists that included figures like E.M. Forster and John Maynard Keynes. Despite her literary success, she struggled with mental health issues throughout her life. Tragically, Woolf died by suicide in 1941, but her legacy endures as a pioneering voice in feminist literature and modernist writing, influencing countless authors and scholars.