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Between the Acts - cover

Between the Acts

Virginia Woolf

Publisher: Classic Harbor

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Summary

As a rural community prepares for a pageant, private lives and changing times quietly intersect beneath the surface.

Virginia Woolf's Between the Acts takes place around an English country house on the eve of the Second World War.

As members of the community gather for a theatrical pageant, the performance becomes a lens through which Woolf explores memory, identity, family relationships, history, social change, and the fragile connections between people.

Written with Woolf's characteristic attention to consciousness and perception, the novel offers a subtle meditation on England, art, and a society standing at the edge of profound transformation.

Experience Woolf's lyrical final novel and discover a thoughtful exploration of art, history, identity, and human connection.
Available since: 10/07/2026.
Print length: 72 pages.

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