This first volume of its kind contains the complete text of and guide to Virginia Woolf"s masterpiece plus Mrs. Dalloway"s Party, and numerous journal entries and letters by Virginia Woolf relating to the book"s genesis and writing. The distinguished novelist Francine Prose has selected these pieces as well as essays and appreciations, critical views, and commentary by writers famous and unknown. This complete volume illuminates the creation of a beloved book and the genius of its author.