To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
This novel is a pioneering work of modernist literature that explores the Ramsay family's experiences at their summer home on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The narrative is divided into three sections, focusing on a day in the family's life, a description of the house during their absence, and their return after ten years. The book is known for its stream of consciousness narrative technique and its exploration of topics such as the passage of time, the nature of art, and the female experience.
The 37th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1927
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 200-300
- Words
- 70,000
- Original Language
- English
If you're interested in seeing the ranking details on this book go here
This book is on the following lists:
- 1st on A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- 2nd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 3rd on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- 5th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 5th on As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- 6th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 6th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 7th on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 8th on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
- 11th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 15th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 15th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 18th on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 19th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 21st on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 29th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 32nd on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 34th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 39th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 61st on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 121st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 292nd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- Finding Comfort in the Classics (NY Times)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)