Drawing on a wide variety of illustrative material, from manuscripts in Woolf's hand in The British Library, to photographs, portraits and paintings in many other collections, Ruth Webb discusses Woolf's life and works and examines why she continues to excite extremes of adoration or vilification among her readers. This concise overview and new perspective on Woolf's life is intended for anyone who enjoys her novels or is studying her writing, from GCSE upwards.