Virginia Woolf killed herself on March 28, 1941. She is one of the most important women writers in English literature, famous for works like A Room of One's Own, Mrs. Dalloway, and many other novels, essays, and other works. Woolf was a feminist and a modernist writer--with her compelling stream-of-consciousness style. Her death was a tragic loss to literature. She once wrote: "I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual."

While her death may seem depressing, the event positions her into a larger group of writers who struggle with mental illness and suicide. She had struggled with the voices. And, in the end, she followed in the footsteps of Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft.

Discover the life and works of Virginia Woolf. Which of her works have you most enjoyed? Are there works that you hate?

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