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A Writer's Diary

By: Virginia Woolf
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
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From 1918 to 1941, even as she penned masterpiece upon masterpiece, Virginia Woolf kept a diary. She poured into it her thoughts, feelings, concerns, objections, interests, and disappointments -resulting in 26 volumes that give unprecedented insight into the mind of a genius.

Collected here are the passages most relevant to her work and writing. From exercises in the craft of writing; to locations, events, and people that might inspire scenes in her fiction; to meditations on the work of others, A Writer's Diary takes a fascinating look at how one of the greatest novelists of the English language prepared, practiced, studied, and felt as she created literary history.

©1982 Quentin Bell and Angelica Garnett (P)2018 Tantor Art & Literature Authors Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Women Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing
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If you imagine Virginia Woolf sounded like the bouncy American, Elizabeth "Cora" McGovern, then you'll enjoy this over-dramatic, strangely affected, narrator's interpretation.

It's difficult to stand the American narrator

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There’s also a problem with pronunciations. At one point the phrase “poor fellow” was pronounced “feller” — a clear slippage. Another was the name of the the town (and region) of Cassis France. It’s pronounced Cassí, no “s”, emphasis on last syllable. Actually two things, the second being that the cadence and tone, while not wrong per se, we’re too strong, to the point that the reader’s voice was raised as in a fight, high-pitched and really really annoying. I had to turn the volume down. Again who in the world thought this was the way to go?!

One thing I forgot

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A writers diary is the wonderful work of a the renowned Edwardian British author. The American accent of the narrator distracts completely from the atmosphere and reality of the work.

Unfortunate choice of narrator

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