Guide Note:
Mrs. Dalloway is a novel by English writer Virginia Woolf. The novel follows protagonist Clarissa Dalloway through a day in her life in post-World War I London, as she prepares to host a party.
Fast Facts:
- Publication Date: May 14, 1925
- Publisher: Hogarth Press
- Narrative Structure: Stream of consciousness with flashbacks
- Loosely adapted into the prize-winning Michael Cunningham novel The Hours
- Novel is commonly thought to be a response to James Joyce's Ulysses
- Famous First Line: "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself."