![]() ![]() The most sympathetic character in the novel by far is Mary Datchet, Ralph Denham’s friend who works for women’s rights. Hence, the love triangle – or rather, quadrangle. A poor lawyer, he is meant to dislike the establishment Catherine represents, but he falls helplessly in love with her. Still, she is betrothed to William Rodney, a would-be playwright of good family, who she doesn’t really care for.Įnter Ralph Denham, a young contributor to a literary review run by Catherine’s father. Her mother has a quixotic mission to write the great man’s autobiography: Catherine meanwhile is supposed to make notes and serve the tea.īut Catherine doesn’t care much for literature and would much rather be doing mathematics in a corner. She is the grandchild of a well-known poet. One of our heroines is Catherine, who is based on Virginia’s sister, Vanessa. One’s thoughts were forced into endless movement, a set of oscillating strings that are not allowed to stay still.īe warned. ![]() It was even compared to a Mozart opera (!) What’s not to like? It was advertised to me as one of the most traditional of Virginia Woolf novels- complete with a happy ending. It took me a long time to get through Night and Day. ![]()
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