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Her last novel completed just before her death during the early years of World War II. Leonard Woolf notes the manuscript was completed but not fully revised for the printer when W oolf died; he doesn't think there was much to change. On a single summer's day in 1939, at a country house, the villagers present their annual pageant, this year it's English history. Between acts, the Olivers, their guests, and the villagers have tea, stroll, and talk. Dramas involving unhappiness, longing, and normal human experience, unfold before a storm ends the pageant and the day. Underlying themes of the pain of everyday life permeate the lyrical comedy. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. 1969. Paper. USED. $7.00 Show more