Flush

Flush

This rare and humorous work by Virginia Woolf is one of her bestsellers and a perfect introduction to her literary career. By writing a biography about a dog, the book pays tribute to another remarkable woman, recreating the extraordinary love story of the Brownings and the glimpses of Victorian life. The vintage cover pays tribute to Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell, with the endpapers created by Vanessa Bell. Flush is a dog with a remarkable pedigree. His owner was Elizabeth Barrett (later Mrs. Browning), a legendary figure in English literature. Flush and her companions went from being at odds to being inseparable. He accompanied her through her bedridden years and then followed her on her elopement with Mr. Browning, from cold and damp England to sunny Italy, witnessing the two poets' happy marriage. In "Flush," the author uses humor and wit to recreate the timeless romance of this poetic couple through the biography of a dog. At the same time, the author also reflects the social contradictions of the Victorian era and urban people's yearning for the wildness of nature from the perspective of a dog. The author's unique feminist ideas add a memorable depth to this sketch-like work.
The book specially includes a hand-painted endpaper by Vanessa Bell and a famous essay "A Faithful Friend" in which Woolf fondly recalls her beloved dog.

2024-04-01

上海译文出版社

176

9787532794102