Thrown to the Woolfs : Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press / John Lehmann.

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This resource includes black and white photographs and illustrations depicting the familial life of Virginia Woolf, the author, their family and friends, as well as depictions of art and press work of Woolf's publications.

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Leonard and Virginia -- Interlude: mainly in central Europe -- A new start - and a new war -- Leonard without Virginia.

"In this stimulating mix of personal and literary history, John Lehmann writes of his friendship with Leonard and Virginia Woolf and of his unique connection with that remarkable creation of theirs, the Hogarth Press. In 1931 he joined the Press as a "Trainee Manager"; eventually he became a partner in the firm with a strong interest in the 1930s generation of writers: Auden, Isherwood, Spender. But it is the Woolfs themselves who dominate his account- Leonard, a decidedly prickly employer; Virginia, a genius, yet intensely human - and the view the Lehmann provides of them from his special vantage point makes this a book of uncommon fascination." --from the dust jacket

"Thrown to the Woolfs by John Lehmann is an account written from the firsthand experience of the author with Leonard and Virginia Woolf. This encompasses the telling of their life stories, with a particular focus on their founding and running of the Hogarth Press. The book focuses on both the human aspects of the couple, as well as their literary contributions to the writings of the 1930s. Combining this information with several pages of black and white photography of of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, their associates, and art published by Hogarth Press, this book provides and insider look at the lives of Virginias and Leonard Woolf, as well as the formation of Hogarth Press." --from the cataloger