Why should one half be free to live, while the other is doomed to watch silently from the sidelines? In this visionary collection, Virginia Woolf leads us on a transformative journey through the liberating powers of the mind. From an exploration of why women were barred from writing and under what conditions they might break free, to the solace derived from haunting London's streets, these essays, and stories present Woolf at her most impassioned, rendering the pursuit of liberty one of life's most poetic adventures. Selected from the books A Room of One's Own , The Waves, and Street Haunting and Other Essays by Virginia Woolf. "One realises afresh the full meaning of originality, the magic of the mind which plays around concrete facts as though they were all spirit. And when it is finished it is with a renewed sense of zest and stimulus that one takes up life again and looks anew at objects which before were only ordinary." — Guardian "Imagine our joy when Vintage announced that it is publishing a collection of easily digestible books from the world’s most celebrated writers on the experiences that make us human . . . They look good and read well. That’s win/win in our book." — Stylist Virginia Woolf was at the center of "The Bloomsbury Group." This informal collective of artists and writers exerted a powerful influence over early 20th-century artistic culture. She is the author of such now-classic masterpieces as  Mrs. Dalloway and  The Waves.