To The Lighthouse By Virginia Woolf

The American edition of To the Lighthouse, first released by Harcourt Brace in 1927, is introduced and annotated by Margaret Homans. It includes a detailed chronology covering the novel’s development, revisions, publication, and reception between 1924 and 1928. This edition features an extensive collection of background materials organized thematically for easy navigation, addressing topics such as "Autobiographical Writings," "Family and Other Contemporary Contexts and Sources," "Essays by Virginia Woolf," and "Literary Sources." It also presents nine critical analyses of To the Lighthouse, spanning from its original publication to contemporary interpretations, authored by distinguished scholars including Arthur Sydney McDowell, Louis Kronenberger, Mary Colum, Francis Brown, Erich Auerbach, Adrienne Rich, Rachel Bowlby, Pamela L. Caughie, and Urmila Seshagiri. Additionally, the edition provides a chronology and a carefully curated bibliography to support further study.