By: Tom Lohmaier

Even though Virginia Woolf had many hard times with her childhood and past experiences, she overcame many obstacles to become one of the best writers in the Modern Era

Modern literature was at an all time high from 1910 to 1920It featured such writers such writers as, Joseph Conrad, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, and many other talented writersIt is debatable to say that the Modern Era was the best time when it came to the greatness of writers

Born on January 25, 1882 in London EnglandLeslie Stephen and Julia Stephen were her parentsShe was homeschooledHer dad had a library1 sister, 2 brothers

Had several panic attacks since the age of 6Her step brothers sexually abused her and her sister till their teen yearsWhen she was 12 she jumped out of a window and because of a nervous breakdownMom died suddenly because of heart failure when she was 138 years later her dad died of old age

She used her personal life and it was brilliant writingShe traveled all around the world to get inspirationsUsing current events to make short stories

Her Diary had some disturbing things about her insideShe married a Jewish man but claimed she hated the Jewish laugh and smileThe diary also showed she was a fan of same sex relationshipsShe wrote inappropriate remarks about people who she did not like and or criticized her writings

Wrote in 1927Was written in her trip to FranceWas inspired by her family trip to the beach in the summerMoral of the story: Get along with your family because you never know when they will be gone or not be around anymore

The Voyage Out (1915)Night and Day (1919)Jacob's Room (1920)Monday or Tuesday (1921)Mrs. Dalloway (1925)The Common Reader, First Series (1925)To the Lighthouse (1927)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Orlando (1928)A Room of One's Own (1929)The Waves (1931)Flush: A Biography (1933)The Common Reader, Second Series (1925)The Years (1937)Three Guineas (1938)Between the Acts (1941)The Death of the Moth and Other Essays (1942)A Haunted House and Other Short Stories (1944)

She died on March 28, 1941 at the age of 59She drowned herself by putting rocks in her pockets and walking into the River near her houseShe couldnt handle one more panic attack in her life

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