Orlando: A Biography - Unabridged

Summary

Orlando: A Biography is a groundbreaking English novel by Virginia Woolf that explores English history, gender roles and sexual politics in a way few books have before or since. Inspired by the life of Woolf's friend and lover Vita Sackville-West - herself an accomplished poet and novelist - the story follows the life of an aristocratic nobleman who transforms from man to woman and goes on to live for centuries, meeting all of the most influential and powerful figures in English history.
An immediate sensation when it was first published, "Orlando" is easily one of Woolf's most successful and acclaimed works. It has been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen and is presented here in its original and unabridged format.