The Voyage Out
The Voyage Out, published in 1915, is Virginia Woolf's first novel. Rachel Vinrace, twenty-four, motherless and brought up by maiden aunts to play the piano and know nothing, sails on her father's ship to a resort on the coast of South America with her uncle Ridley Ambrose and his wife Helen, who decides to educate her. At the hotel in Santa Marina a company of English visitors assembles, and Rachel is drawn toward the young writer Terence Hewet. The Dalloways, who will have a novel of their own, come aboard for a passage. Woolf's later method is here in embryo: long conversations, sudden shifts of consciousness, and a sense that the real events are the ones no one speaks of. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Frequently asked questions about The Voyage Out
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Is The Voyage Out in the public domain?
Yes. The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The Voyage Out?
About 9 h 05 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The Voyage Out?
The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
