Orlando, a young nobleman and one of Queen Elizabeth I's court favourites, is the object of many ladies' attentions but, after suffering heartbreak, he prefers literary pursuits to entertaining any thoughts of marriage. Having obtained a ambassadorial post in Constantinople, Orlando falls into a long sleep and wakes up suddenly transformed into a woman. Also blessed with the gift of never ageing, she embarks on adventurous travels throughout Europe and the following centuries, observing what it is like to be female. This edition contains a wealth of material about the author's life and works, extensive notes and a bibliographic section.
| ISBN: | 9780714547039 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2018 |
| Author: | Virginia Woolf |
| Publisher: | Alma Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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Orlando, a young nobleman and one of Queen Elizabeth I's court favourites, is the object of many ladies' attentions but, after suffering heartbreak, he prefers literary pursuits to entertaining any thoughts of marriage. Having obtained a ambassadorial post in Constantinople, Orlando falls into a long sleep and wakes up suddenly transformed into a woman. Also blessed with the gift of never ageing, she embarks on adventurous travels throughout Europe and the following centuries, observing what it is like to be female. This edition contains a wealth of material about the author's life and works, extensive notes and a bibliographic section.
Orlando features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
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Orlando was written by Virginia Woolf and published by Alma Books
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