The Yale Review | Virginia Woolf: "How Should One Read a Book?"

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A classic essay by Virginia Woolf from The Yale Review's archives: "At this late hour of the world’s history, books are to be found in almost every room of the house—in the nursery, in the drawing room, in the dining room, in the kitchen..."

The Yale Review | Virginia Woolf: "How Should One Read a Book?" From the Archives How Should One Read a Book? Read it as if one were writing it Virginia Woolf Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Young Girl Reading , c. 1868. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. To read more from The Yale Review 's Virginia Woolf archival collection, click here . At this late hour of the world’s history, books are to be found in almost every room of the house—in the nursery, in the drawing room, in the dining room, in the kitchen. But in some houses they have become such a company that they have to be accommo

The Yale Review | Virginia Woolf: "How Should One Read a Book?"

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