The first full-scale biography of the eminent British writer, written by her nephew. Index; photographs. PRAISE FOR VIRGINIA WOOLF "An intelligent and well-researched new biography...[O]ffers astute insights into both Woolf and her work." — The New York Times Book Review "Briggs pulls together a high-wire act; biographer and subject seem to commingle on the page, the result being a joint effort of imaginative force." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution JULIA BRIGGS is a professor of English at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. She was professor of Woolf studies at Hereford College, Oxford, for many years and is currently the editor of the reprint series of Woolf's novels. She lives in Leicester.