Virginia Woolf in London - 25 October, 1920
from The diary of Virginia Woolf. Vol.2, 1920-1924, page 72:
Why is life so tragic; so like a little strip of pavement over an abyss. I look down; I feel giddy; I wonder how I am ever to walk to the end. But why do I feel this? Now that I say it I don't feel it. The fire burns; we are going to hear the Beggar's Opera. Only it lies about me; I can't keep my eyes shut. It's a feeling of impotence: of cutting no ice.
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Virginia Woolf, and Anne Olivier Bell and Andrew McNeillie (ed.), The diary of Virginia Woolf. Vol.2, 1920-1924 (:London, 1978), p. 72. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444400922125 accessed: 12 September, 2024
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The Beggars Opera
written by John Gay |
performed by Giles Playfair |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 October, 1920 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:28:42 +0100
Approved on Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:34:34 +0000