1. Virginia Woolf By: Sophie Darch

2. Virginia Woolf Born January 5, 1882 London, England, UK She died March 28, 1941, she was 59 years old She died near Lewes England.

3. Virginia Woolf Her parents were Sir Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Duckworth Both of her parents were widows, so when they were married they brought kids from their earlier marriage into the family. Her mother died suddenly in 1895 from influenza when Virginia was 13, causing her several nervous breakdowns. When her father died in 1904 it caused her most allarming collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.

4. Virginia Woolf In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf (some say that the marriage was never consummated) In 1922 Virginia Woolf met and fell in love with Vita Sackville-West and they soon began an affair. Although the affair ended the two women remained close friends.

5. Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf died on March 28, 1941. She drowned herself by putting stones in her pockets and walking into the River Ouse. She left her husband a note saying that she was going mad again and couldn’t live through it.

6. Virginia Woolf She first started writing for the Times Sliteratry Supplement in 1905. Her first novel was The Voyage Out, published in 1915 She wrote nine novels, including The Light House and The Waves She also wrote many short fiction and non-fiction pieces.

7. Virginia Woolf SLIDE CREATED BY SOPHIE DARCH