Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 388 Woolf, Virginia 1882 1941 Woolf, Virginia Stephen Stephen, Virginia Jacob's Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_Room Produced by David Moynihan, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Jacob's Room" by Virginia Woolf is a modernist novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and experiences of the main character, Jacob Flanders, as seen through the eyes of various characters who interact with him throughout his life. It delves into the complexities of identity, relationships, and the influence of societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces Betty Flanders, Jacob's mother, as she writes a letter filled with emotional significance while managing her young sons on a beach. Various vignettes showcase the interactions between Betty, her children, and neighbors, hinting at deeper themes of motherhood, loss, and societal roles. Jacob is depicted as a curious and somewhat rebellious child, setting the stage for his development and future experiences. The narrative captures the sense of a bustling, yet personal world against the backdrop of the natural and social environment, presenting a rich tapestry of life and the fleeting moments that shape individual destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young men -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction Experimental fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 373922 2025-07-03T05:03:09.518201 text/html 373743 2025-01-09T20:12:02.440569 text/html 213096 2025-07-03T05:03:15.336199 application/epub+zip 217552 2025-07-03T05:03:11.163189 application/epub+zip 217552 2025-07-03T05:03:10.125225 application/epub+zip 362526 2025-07-03T05:03:18.633185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338818 2025-07-03T05:03:14.707202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309530 2022-09-03T08:20:51.124399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340158 2025-07-03T05:03:09.185231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340092 2011-06-05T11:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18470 2025-07-03T05:03:18.756132 application/rdf+xml 11417 2025-07-03T05:03:10.600184 image/jpeg 3154 2025-07-03T05:03:10.361194 image/jpeg 136387 2011-06-05T11:01:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 209864 2025-07-03T05:03:09.547196 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia