BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Fuderer, Laura Sue. "Criticism of Virginia Woolf from 1973 to December 1990: A Selected Checklist." Modern Fiction Studies Modern Fiction Studies 38:1 (Spring 1992). 38:1 (Spring 1992).
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MISCELLANY.
The International Virginia Woolf Society Web Page, which is "devoted to encouraging and facilitating the scholarly study of, critical attention to, and general interest in, the work and career of Virginia Woolf," has published since 1996 an Annual Bibliography of Woolf Studies that collects papers from the annual Woolf conference. The site"s "Links" page is a valuable source for more on Woolf"s life and work. www.utoronto.ca/IVWS.
VWOOLF is an e-mail discussion list with more than 600 members. It is open to anyone; instructions for how to join can be found on the IVWS website.
a Industrial city in northwestern England.
b Conservative weekly magazine established in 1828.
c John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer, art critic, and social reformer.
d Walking stick made from an Asian rattan palm.
e Baron Robert Clive (1725-1774) was governor of Bengal, a province of British India.
f t.i.te Street lies to the east and Cadogan Square to the north of the Hilberys" home in Chelsea.
g Elegant neighborhood to the north of Chelsea.
h We later learn (p. 333) that the photographs were taken at Oxford University, which Ralph attended.
i In London"s Westminster Abbey; the burial place of many renowned English writers, including Chaucer, Tennyson, d.i.c.kens, Kipling, and Hardy.
j Light, two-wheeled covered carriage with an elevated driver"s seat at the rear.
k County on the eastern coast of England.
l For more on the Hilbery home in Cheyne Walk, see the Introduction, p. xvii.
m Street in London"s West End, northeast of Chelsea.
n Hilly, usually treeless upland of Suss.e.x, a county in southern England.
o Otherwise known as "Big Ben"; its chimes still sound at every quarter hour.
p Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American poet, essayist, and philosopher who espoused self-reliance and individualism.
q John Webster (c.1580-c.1625), English dramatist; Ben Jonson (1572-1637), English dramatist and poet.
r Table (Latin); the ablative case (grammatical form) of a Latin noun generally expresses relations of separation and source, or cause and effect.
s Street running along the River Thames in London"s West End.
t Slang for the London Underground; the subway system started operation in 1863 as the world"s first underground railway.
u Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer.
v The oldest part and financial district of London.
w Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English lexicographer, poet, and critic.
x Three-volume edition of the works of English dramatist William Congreve (1670-1729), printed by the renowned English typographer John Baskerville (London: J. & R. Tonson, 1761).
y 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
z English physician and prose writer (1605-1682) much admired by Woolf.
aa See the Introduction (pp. xxiv-xxv) for more on Mary Datchet and women"s suffrage.
ab Former standard-size writing paper; so-named for its watermark of a fool"s cap and bells.
ac Former county in southwestern England, now part of Somerset.
ad Indigenous London dialect, usually a.s.sociated with the working cla.s.s.
ae Lying down, especially with the head up.
af Two matters much discussed by Radicals of the Liberal Party before World War I.
ag Abbreviations of various societies with offices in the building. S.G.S. most likely stands for Society for General Suffrage.
ah Charity Organization Society for social work, founded in 1869.
ai Humorous and topical London weekly (1841-1992) that was notoriously hostile to women"s rights.
aj Reference to the French romantic writers Andre Chenier (1762-1794), Victor Hugo (1802-1885), and Alfred de Musset (1810-1857).
ak Long street running vertically through Bloomsbury.
al Extending from Fleet Street to the Thames, it consists of the Middle and Inner Temple, two of London"s four Inns of Court.
am English comic novelist (1707-1754), author of Tom Jones Tom Jones and other works; much admired by Sir Leslie Stephen. and other works; much admired by Sir Leslie Stephen.
an Small town in Suffolk.
ao That is, Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil, Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil, a narrative love poem by English poet John Keats (1795-1821). a narrative love poem by English poet John Keats (1795-1821).
ap Westminster Abbey is London"s most renowned place of worship and often the site of state weddings; Katharine"s grandfather is buried there, in Poets" Corner (see footnote on page 31).
aq Islands off the coast of northwestern Scotland.
ar Pleated or gathered materials, such as flounces on women"s dresses.
as Empress Eugenie (1826-1920), the wife of Napoleon III, was a frequent visitor to London.
at London theater on the South Bank of the Thames where many of Shakespeare"s later plays were first performed; it was demolished in 1655.
au One of Great Britain"s permanent national art collections, located in London on the north side of Trafalgar Square.
av Enormously popular English poet (1812-1889).
aw Suburb in west London.
ax Room adjoining a kitchen, used for cleaning dishes and storing cutlery and other household items.
ay Used to keep food warm.
az Informal indoor robe.
ba Reddened.
bb George Romney (1734-1802), English portrait painter.
bc Thomas de Quincey (1785-1859), English writer; his Confessions of an Opium Eater was Confessions of an Opium Eater was a favorite of Woolf "s mother, Julia Stephen. a favorite of Woolf "s mother, Julia Stephen.
bd The English authors Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) and G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) and Irish author George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) wrote on political and social issues. rare bird (Latin); meaning "a rarity."
be Kind of candle.
bf English churchman and writer Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), best known for his satirical works, including Gulliver"s Travels Gulliver"s Travels and "A Modest Proposal." and "A Modest Proposal."
bg Seaside resort in southern Wales.
bh London"s largest park.
bi Fict.i.tious village, possibly inspired by Wissett, in Suffolk, where Woolf and her sister Vanessa stayed in the summer of 1916.
bj Omate hotel in London"s Russell Square, built between 1905 and 1911.
bk Concert hall located near Oxford Circus, built in 1893; it was destroyed by bombing in 1941 during the London "blitz" of World War II.
bl Fashionable art gallery in Mayfair, site of the first and second post-impressionist exhibitions (1910, 1912) organized by English art critic and painter Roger Fry.
bm Venetian painter (c.1490-1576) noted for his use of rich colors.
bn Now Devon, a county in southwestern England.
bo Collective name for a school of ill.u.s.trious Flemish painters of the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, including Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1560), Pieter (the Elder) Brueghel (c.1525-1569), and Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).
bp Spirited heroine of Shakespeare"s comedy As You Like It. As You Like It.
bq Residence of a parish priest (rector).
br Reference to four books of lyrical poems by Roman poet and satirist Horace (65-8 B.C.).
bs Heaps of stones placed as memorials or landmarks.
bt Reference to a fict.i.tious c.o.c.kney grocer who loves foxhunting, featured in English novelist R. S. Surtees"s Jorrocks" Jaunts and Jollities Jorrocks" Jaunts and Jollities (1838). (1838).
bu Step or set of steps for pa.s.sing over a fence or wall.
bv The Ecclesiastical Commission was established by Parliament in 1836 to propose reforms to the Church of England.
bw Arbor or trellis for supporting growing plants.
bx Flowering vine (genus Clematis) Clematis) of the b.u.t.tercup family. of the b.u.t.tercup family.
by Northern constellation.
bz Card game for four players.
ca Enclosed conveyances, usually for one person, that men carry on their shoulders by means of poles; used especially in eastern Asia.
cb Himalayan town in northwestern India; a popular summer retreat for the British living in India.
cc Black and tan toy spaniel; popular English dog.
cd Farm manager wearing short leggings made of cloth or leather.
ce Groups of waterways at the bottom of the hill, similar to the ca.n.a.ls of Venice.
cf Or hostler; one who takes care of horses or mules.
cg Or arbiter; one with the power to resolve a dispute.
ch Bluish fly that makes a loud, buzzing noise in flight.
ci Radical periodical established in 1893.
cj Leaflet intended for wide distribution.
ck Appurtenances, paraphernalia.