The Voyage Out (Version 2)
Virginia Woolf
Read by Lynne T
Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a kind of modern mythical voyage. The mismatched jumble of passengers provide Woolf with an opportunity to satirise Edwardian life. The novel introduces Clarissa Dalloway, the central character of Woolf's later novel, Mrs Dalloway. Two of the other characters were modelled after important figures in Woolf's life. St John Hirst is a fictional portrayal of Lytton Strachey and Helen Ambrose is to some extent inspired by Woolf's sister, Vanessa Bell.[7] Rachel's journey from a cloistered life in a London suburb to freedom, challenging intellectual discourse and discovery very likely reflects Woolf's own journey from a repressive household to the intellectual stimulation of the Bloomsbury Group. (14 hr 31 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 34:58 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter II | 35:05 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter III | 37:17 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IV | 39:08 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter V | 19:25 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VI | 22:54 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VII | 19:05 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VIII | 19:12 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IX | 47:53 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter X | 31:31 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XI | 30:05 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XII | 46:09 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XIII | 14:49 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XIV | 41:11 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XV | 34:26 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XVI | 35:37 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XVII | 48:08 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XVIII | 12:01 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XIX | 44:57 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XX | 29:29 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXI | 30:47 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXII | 32:55 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXIII | 21:21 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXIV | 28:14 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXV | 1:09:02 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXVI | 29:06 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XXVII | 16:59 | Read by Lynne T |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
A great first novel, but certainly not Woolf's best. The ending was too abrupt for my taste.
Great reader, interesting book.
Sandi Hryhor
Interesting glimpse into that time period from a young woman's perspective.