01404    a2200169   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002000057245002100077260001800098300004800116362000900164490002100173520099000194650002701184650002301211121199  a9780099982609  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aWoolf, Virginia10aBetween the acts  aGreat Britain  a136 p.c4 x 13.54 x 1.37 inches (paperback)0 a20050 aVintage classics  aIn Virginia Woolf's lyrical, inventive last novel, the action takes place on one summer's day at a country house in the heart of England on the eve of World War II.
"Love. Hate. Peace. Three emotions made the ply of human life." Between the Acts takes place on a June day in 1939 at Pointz Hall, the Oliver family's country house in the heart of England. In the garden, everyone from the village has gathered to present the annual pageant -- scenes from the history of England starting with the Middle Ages. As the story of England unfolds, the lives of the villagers also take shape.
The past blends with the present and art blends with life in a narrative full of invention, affection, and lyricism. Through her characters' passionate musings and private dramas, and through the enigmatic figure of the pageant's author, Miss La Trobe, Virginia Woolf's final novel both celebrates and mocks Englishness. Even so, the coming of war looms over the whole community, heralding a new act. 4aYoung Adult Literature 4aClassic Literature