15. Mrs Dalloway: Woolf, Sexuality, and Change

25 May 2026 · 1h 23m

The Book Club

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What does Mrs Dalloway express about female sexuality and experience? Why did its modernist style cause such controversy? And, what was Virginia Woolf really like?

Join Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett as they delve into the fascinating story behind the writing of Mrs Dalloway, the world it was born of, and the novel itself.

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