[Vwoolf] Virginia Woolf and London

Wed Sep 17 17:19:18 EDT 2014

Denise, 
A valuable resource for traveling to London is Virginia Woolf Life and London: A Biography of Place by Jean Moorcroft Wilson. I also suggest that you look at the In Her Steps page on Blogging Woolf: http://bloggingwoolf.wordpress.com/in-her-steps/

Paula Maggio
Blogging Woolf

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   1. Re: London tours (Anne Margaret Daniel)

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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:12:38 -0400
From: Anne Margaret Daniel <daniela at newschool.edu>
To: "Byrne, Anne" <anne.byrne at nuigalway.ie>
Cc: "vwoolf at lists.osu.edu" <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>,    Denise Hamburger
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Friends, I attach three photographs from Monk's House that I took on our
honeymoon:  Virginia's tea-trays on the kitchen sideboard; Vanessa's tiles
above the fireplace in Virginia's bedroom; and Virginia's writing room --
with electric fire, and kerosene lamp, inspiring us into autumn.

The Ram Inn, in Firle (just around the tiny village lane from Little
Talland House) is a beautiful place to stay:
http://raminn.co.uk

Walk up Firle Beacon and to the right, toward Newhaven, and you will
descend over the Southease bridge (where there is a big foxes' den) and
into Rodmell.  If you go to the left at Firle Beacon, you need not go far
until you make another left down the hill to Charleston.  If you continue,
you'll walk the broad backs of the Downs across the High and Over and into
Alfriston, a gorgeous village with an exceptional bookshop, Much Ado:
http://www.muchadobooks.com

Have a lovely trip, Denise.

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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Byrne, Anne <anne.byrne at nuigalway.ie>
wrote:

> Dear Denise
>
>
>
>
> Rodmel and Charleston are house museums which I have visited and regard as
> opportunities to imagine the lives lived mediated by my own perspectives
> and interests. In Monk's House you can wander around the rooms and gardens
>  while Charleston follows the guided tour model on most days -  with one
> day a week for wandering I think. You can check out the National Trust
> websites for more accurate information
>
> I have visited both a number of times (and Lewes and surrounding
> countryside) and the effects linger in memory. Unless you have motorised
> transport, your greatest challenge is getting to each location. I used a
> combination of trains from London to Brighton to Lewes with my bike.
> Biking/Walking from Lewes to Rodmell to Charleston and back takes a full
> day or even two if you take your time and walk slowly...but the South Downs
> are glorious.
>
> In London there are literary tours available from time to time and even
> publications on the Woolf 'trail' I believe (a google search?).  A number
> of Woolfians have also blogged and written about their London and other
> Woolf visiting experiences. Lurking in my memory is an image of
> beautifully hand drawn map that was produced at one time depicting the
> various 'sites of interest' relating to Woolf and/or Bloomsbury.
>
> I have (sometimes unsystematically and unintentionally) visited the sites
> of the various homes,  houses and dwelling places of Virginia and Leonard
> in London and once to my surprise lived on the same street  where Virginia
> spent some holiday time in Hove for a short period of time. The latter was
> a starting point for a visual essay on Virginia and the countryside along
> which the Ouse flows and in which she spent her final days...I am sure
> there are many others on this list who know more about all of the above and
> the VW exhibition will still be showing in the National Portrait Gallery
> too.
>
> Very lucky you. Enjoy the trip.
> Anne
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Vwoolf [vwoolf-bounces+anne.byrne=nuigalway.ie at lists.osu.edu] on
> behalf of Denise Hamburger [deniseham at comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 10:53 PM
> To: vwoolf at lists.osu.edu
> Subject: [Vwoolf] London tours
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for literary tours in London and
> surrounds?  I will be in London in October and am looking for a Virginia
> Woolf tour of London.  As a Woolfian, I would like a more in-depth
> discussion of how London is portrayed in her novels and how the city
> featured in her life.  I hope to travel to Lewes and see Monk's House and
> Charleston.  I am wondering if a guide is necessary for that part of the
> trip?
>
> Thank you!
> Denise Hamburger
> Graduate Student at Large
> University of Chicago
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AMDaniel
www.annemargaretdaniel.com
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