Kew Gardens | Critical Overview
Upon its publication, ‘‘Kew Gardens’’ enjoyed modest praise. In 1919, the Times Literary Supplement published an unsigned review of ‘‘Kew Gardens,’’ praising the story for its strange beauty and atmosphere. Since then, the story has remained a favorite of Woolf’s short fiction. In the 1970s, literary attention on Woolf revived and intensified. In 1985, Susan Dick edited The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf, which includes ‘‘Kew Gardens.’’
The general critical attention paid to Woolf has produced articles dedicated to ‘‘Kew...
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