A Room of One's Own: Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown and Others is based on two lectures. On October 20 and 26, 1928, Woolf came to the University of Cambridge twice from London, delivering lectures on the topic of women and novels at Newnham Women's College and Gorting Women's College respectively. Afterwards, in March 1929, she combined the two speeches into one article, entitled "Women and Novel", and published it in the American magazine "Forum". Later, she greatly revised and expanded "Women and Novel" and wrote the book "Room".
Reader comments
By telling the story of Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown, she made me feel the difficulties and constraints that women face in society. I particularly like her description of "a room of one's own", which is not only physical space, but also spiritual freedom and independence. This book made me think more deeply about the status of women and writing.
By telling the story of Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown, she made me feel the difficulties and constraints that women face in society. I particularly like her description of "a room of one's own", which is not only physical space, but also spiritual freedom and independence. This book made me think more deeply about the status of women and writing.