The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

January 25, 2019

Janaury 25, 1882


Most of us can sketch a biography for Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 to March 28 1941), like this:

'Born into a privileged English household in 1882, author Virginia Woolf was raised by free-thinking parents. She began writing as a young girl and published her first novel, The Voyage Out, in 1915. She wrote modernist classics including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and Orlando, as well as pioneering feminist works, A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas. In her personal life, she suffered bouts of deep depression.'

The dogs named I have found were Hans and Pinka. She had a cat named Sappho, (a Siamese cat), and another named Pluto.

Once she believed that the birds were chirping in Greek.

And this link does mention other obscure bits.

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