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In the days and weeks that followed Virginia Woolf's death, her husband received many letters of condolence

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Shaun Usher
Apr 05, 2024
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Virginia Woolf (Photo by George C. Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In the wake of Virginia Woolf's suicide in 1941, her husband, Leonard, found himself at the receiving end of an extraordinary outpouring of grief as friends, family members, and strangers expressed their condolences by post. This remarkable collection of letters, a testament to Vir…

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