VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) was born in London. A pioneer in the narrative use of stream of consciousness, she published her first novel, The Voyage Out, in 1915. This was followed by literary criticism and essays, most notably A Room of One's Own, and other acclaimed novels, including Mrs. Dalloway,To the Lighthouse, and Orlando. About the Introducer- CARMEN MARIA MACHADO is a short storyauthor, essayist, and critic best known for her story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, aand a memoir, In the Dream House, which won the 2021Folio Prize. Machado is frequently published in The New Yorker, NPR, Granta, and elsewhere, and she has been a finalist for the Nebula Award and the National Book Award.