To the Lighthouse is a classic of English literature and continues to enthral readers more than ninety years after it was first published. This definitive edition of the novel – meticulously edited, annotated and introduced – provides contextual and thematic information, and employs contemporary critical perspectives. Supplemented with a landmark critical study by Timothy Sutton, and the essay ‘Modern Fiction’ by Woolf, this edition of To the Lighthouse brings the text and its contexts closer to the reader. Contents: Introduction The Biographical Context The Milieu: Modernism Themes, Characters and Symbolism Narrative Structure of To the Lighthouse Narrative Technique and Narrative Voice To the Lighthouse Notes and Annotations Critical Essays Modern Fiction Virginia Woolf “Caught Happy in a World of Misery”: Art and Leisure in To the Lighthouse Timothy Sutton Selected Bibliograpy