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Description of  Orlando: A Biography (Wisehouse Classics Edition)

ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A high-spirited romp inspired by the tumultuous family history of Woolfs lover and close friend, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, it is arguably one of Woolfs most popular novels: a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies. (more on )