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The Waves by Virginia Woolf

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Author Biography

Name: Virginia Stephen Woolf
Birth Date: January 25, 1882
Death Date: March 28, 1941
Place of Birth: London, England
Place of Death: Lewes, Sussex, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Female
Occupations: novelist, critic, essayist

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Biography of Virginia Stephen Woolf
1089 words, approx. 3.6 pages
The English novelist, critic, and essayist Virginia Stephen Woolf (1882-1941) ranks as one of England's most distinguished writers of the period between World War I and World War II. Her novels can perhaps best be described as impressionistic. Dissatisfi...
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Biography of Virginia Stephen Woolf
10617 words, approx. 35.4 pages
The writings of Virginia Woolf have always been admired by discriminating readers, but her work has suffered, as has that of many other major authors, periods of neglect by the literary establishment. She was, as she herself put it, always a hare a long...
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Biography of (Adeline) Virginia Woolf
9348 words, approx. 31.2 pages
The writings of Virginia Woolf have always been admired by discriminating readers, but her work has suffered, as has that of many other major authors, periods of neglect by the literary establishment. She was, as she herself put it, always a hare a long...
 


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The Waves Information
629 words, approx. 2 pages
The Waves, first published in 1931, is Virginia Woolf's most experimental novel. It consists of soliloquies spoken by the book's six characters: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis. Also important is Percival, the seventh character, though...


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No. 2 Memphis wins 40th straight at home
1/5/2008: 323 words, approx. 1 pages
Doneal Mack scored a career-high 23 points, making seven 3-pointers, to lead No. 2 Memphis to a school-record 40th straight home win 90-53 over Pepperdine on Saturday.Five players scored in double figures for Memphis (13-0), which has not dropped a home game since losing 69-58...
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OSU scientists simulate tsunami's impact
9/14/2007: 331 words, approx. 1 pages
A giant tsunami struck Seaside, Ore. this week _ at least, a model version of the town, built by researchers at Oregon State University to demonstrate the potentially devastating effects of a real tsunami."This is sort of a 'sim'-tsunami," said Harry Yeh, an ocean engineer...
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Big wave contest goes to Californian
1/13/2008: 681 words, approx. 2 pages
A 24-year-old California surfer topped a daredevil contest Saturday that had competitors riding waves more than four stories tall.Greg Long of San Clemente was among two dozen elite surfers who took part in the Mavericks Surf Contest — considered the Super Bowl of big-wave competitions...
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Hawaii surfer donates boards for Gazans
8/21/2007: 468 words, approx. 2 pages
An 86-year-old Jewish surfing guru from Hawaii is bringing good vibrations to the impoverished Gaza Strip.Dorian Paskowitz, a retired doctor who has been surfing for 75 years, donated 12 surfboards to Gaza's small surfing community on Tuesday in a novel gesture to promote peace between...
 


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The Waves, A Plot Summary
893 words, approx. 3 pages
Summarizes an extract of the novel The Waves, by Virginia Woolf. Details the plot point when Susan is in her house analyzing her life, what it has been, and what it now is.


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