A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf was inspired by the home into which she moved in 1911 called Asham House. It was a retreat and intended to alleviate her stresses and mental health issues. She was plagued with mental health issues in her older years. Some speculate that they may stem from having been sexually abused when younger by her half-brother Gerald Duckworth, an event she revealed in an essay in 1939.

These are the pains of Virginia Woolf, yet there was also a lot of love. She loved her husband even though their marriage was unconventional. She loved many friends and a few of them intimately. She was an artist, a trend-setter and a creator of movement and style. She was an activist and an inspiration.

She could have lived longer but she chose not to. She will forever be remembered.

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