Quotes from Virginia Woolf's books, and about them
Night and Day on Urn Burial: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Night and Day on Hydriotaphia: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Night and Day on Garden of Cyrus: “It happened to be a small and very lovely edition of Sir Thomas Browne, containing the "Urn Burial," the "Hydriotaphia," and the "Garden of Cyrus," and, opening it at a passage which he knew very nearly by heart, Denham began to read and, for some time, continued to read.”
Night and Day on Isabella, or the Pot of Basil: “She was reading "Isabella and the Pot of Basil," and her mind was full of the Italian hills and the blue daylight, and the hedges set with little rosettes of red and white roses.”
Night and Day on Hamlet: “There's the well-known case of Hamlet," Mr. Hilbery interposed, in his leisurely, half-humorous tones.”
Night and Day on Gulliver's Travels: “He withdrew the finger that was still thrust between the pages of Gulliver, opened the book, and ran his eye down the list of chapters”
Jacob's Room on Phaedrus: “Jacob, who was reading the Phaedrus, heard people vociferating round the lamp-post”