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Who was Virginia Woolf?

You all probably know or heard about English modernist author Virginia Woolf. She was a pioneering writer renowned for her novels, such as To the lighthouse, that utilized stream-of-consciousness techniques. She was also a central member of the Bloomsbury Group, and the founder of the Hogarth Press with her husband. Julia Stephen and baby Virginia,… Continue reading Who was Virginia Woolf?

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On this day… died Dora Carrington

Dora Carrington was an English painter and decorative artist who is also remembered for her association with the Bloomsbury Group, especially with the writer Lytton Strachey. Self-portrait by Dora Carrington, 1910 Carrington studied at the all-girls Bedford High School which emphasised art, but her parents paid for her to receive extra drawing lessons. By 1910… Continue reading On this day… died Dora Carrington