A Room of One's Own (Hero Classics) - Virginia Woolf

nPart of the Hero Classics series nn nWomen have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.n nBased on two talks given by the author, and first published in September 1929, Virginia Woolf's seminal essay revolves around the central claim that a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. Outlining the importance of education and financial independence, Woolf draws up a history of women writers and demonstrates how they had to operate as outsiders in a society that sought to exclude them.n nThe Hero Classics series: nMeditations nThe Prophet nA Room of One's Own nIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl nThe Art of War nThe Life of Charlotte Bronten