The Voyage Out (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: London, mid-Atlantic, and South America
- Principal Characters: Rachel Vinrace, Helen Ambrose, Ridley Ambrose, Willoughby Vinrace, Mr. Pepper, Richard Dalloway, Clarissa Dalloway, Terence Hewet, St. John Hirst, Susan Warrington, Arthur Venning, Mrs. Thornbury, Evelyn Murgatroyd, Mr. Flushing, Mrs. Flushing
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Voyages, Philosophy or philosophers, Twentieth century, Marriage, Faith, London, Ships, South America or South Americans, Intellect, Piano music
- Locales: London, England, Oceans, South America
The Story:
In London, Helen and Ridley Ambrose boarded the Euphrosyne, which would take them to Santa Marina in South America, where they planned to vacation. On board ship, the Ambroses met their niece, Rachel, whose father owned the ship and whom they had not seen in several years, and Mr. Pepper, an old family friend. The ship was soon under way, and as it sailed, Helen studied her companions. She judged Rachel to be unformed, a character defect she attributed to her sheltered existence; Pepper she considered somewhat of a bore.
Rachel was indeed an unformed...
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