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To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

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At the Ramsays' seaside holiday house, a promised trip to the lighthouse depends on tomorrow's weather. Around that small expectation gather family tensions, visiting friends and Lily Briscoe's work on a painting, while each person's inner life gives the shared day a different shape.

42 sections69,667 wordsAbout 5 h 17 min
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About To the Lighthouse

The narration passes among consciousnesses, allowing a remark or gesture to carry meanings no single participant can see in full. Domestic arrangements require work that may appear effortless to those benefiting from it. Shifts in time test the relation between an intense moment of perception and the fragile continuity of people and places.

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Follow how the same domestic moment changes when the narrative moves from one person's consciousness to another's.

This reading edition contains 69,667 words in 42 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.

Author: Virginia Woolf. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.

Opening excerpt

“Yes, of course, if it’s fine tomorrow,” said Mrs. Ramsay. “But you’ll have to be up with the lark,” she added.

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Contents

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  1. The Window — I18 min
  2. The Window — II1 min
  3. The Window — III4 min
  4. The Window — IV14 min
  5. The Window — V7 min
  6. The Window — VI10 min
  7. The Window — VII6 min
  8. The Window — VIII9 min
  9. The Window — IX14 min
  10. The Window — X13 min
  11. The Window — XI6 min
  12. The Window — XII10 min
  13. The Window — XIII4 min
  14. The Window — XIV9 min
  15. The Window — XV1 min
  16. The Window — XVI6 min
  17. The Window — XVII47 min
  18. The Window — XVIII9 min
  19. The Window — XIX11 min
  20. Time Passes — I1 min
  21. Time Passes — II3 min
  22. Time Passes — III3 min
  23. Time Passes — IV3 min
  24. Time Passes — V2 min
  25. Time Passes — VI5 min
  26. Time Passes — VII1 min
  27. Time Passes — VIII4 min
  28. Time Passes — IX7 min
  29. Time Passes — X2 min
  30. The Lighthouse — I9 min
  31. The Lighthouse — II9 min
  32. The Lighthouse — III10 min
  33. The Lighthouse — IV13 min
  34. The Lighthouse — V17 min
  35. The Lighthouse — VI1 min
  36. The Lighthouse — VII4 min
  37. The Lighthouse — VIII9 min
  38. The Lighthouse — IX1 min
  39. The Lighthouse — X5 min
  40. The Lighthouse — XI19 min
  41. The Lighthouse — XII9 min
  42. The Lighthouse — XIII2 min

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