Jacob's Room

Jacob Flanders is a young man passing from adolescence to adulthood in a hazy rite of passage. From his boyhood on the windswept shores of Cornwall to his days as a student at Cambridge his elusive chameleon-like character is gradually revealed in a stream of loosely related incidents and impressions: whether through his mother's letters his friend's conversations or the thoughts of the women who adore him. Then we glimpse him as a young man caught under the glare of a London streetlamp. It is 1914 he is twenty-six and Europe is on the brink of war. This tantalizing novel heralded Woolf's bold departure from the traditional methods of the novel with its experimental play between time and reality memory and desire. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700& 160;titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the& 160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date& 160;translations by award-winning translators. Language: English