In a single afternoon's walk, Virginia Woolf captures the infinite life of a garden…

In Kew Gardens, couples stroll, children chatter, and an old man mutters. Around them, dragonflies hover and flowers gleam. With luminous brushstrokes, Virginia Woolf renders a fragment of life as infinite, layered, and alive.

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About The Author:

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was born in London. She became a central figure in The Bloomsbury Group, an informal collective of British writers, artists and thinkers. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. She wrote many works of literature which are now considered masterpieces, including Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves.