Born Virginia Stephen in 1882 to literary parents Leslie Stephen and Julia Jackson. Experienced family migrations and divided childhood between London and Cornwall. Lost mother in 1895, sister Stella in 1897, and brother Thoby in 1906
Born Adeline Virginia Stephen in 1882 to wealthy parents in London. Received home-schooled education in English classics and Victorian literature. Studied at King's College London from 1897 to 1901
1992 film based on Virginia Woolf's novel, directed by Sally Potter. Starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I. International co-production with UK, France, Italy, Netherlands and Russia. Released in 1992, re-released in US in 2010
Published in 1929 as an extended essay based on Cambridge lectures. Woolf delivered lectures at Newnham and Girton Colleges in October 1928. Title comes from Woolf's requirement for women to have writing space
Novel follows Ramsay family's visits to Isle of Skye between 1910-1920. Story divided into three sections: Part I, Time Passes, and The Lighthouse. Novel features minimal dialogue and focuses on philosophical introspection
Stephen Daldry's 2002 psychological drama based on Virginia Woolf's novel. Three women's lives connected by Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Clarissa Vaughan prepares party for AIDS-stricken poet Richard. Laura Brown escapes unhappy marriage by reading Mrs. Dalloway. Virginia Woolf struggles with depression while writing Mrs. Dalloway