Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a British writer and a central figure in modernist literature, known for her innovative narrative techniques and exploration of consciousness. Woolf’s major works include Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), and The Waves (1931), which are notable for their use of stream of consciousness, shifts in time, and focus on the inner lives of characters. Woolf co-founded the Hogarth Press with her husband Leonard Woolf in 1917, publishing her own works as well as those of other key modernist writers. Despite her literary success, Woolf struggled with mental illness, experiencing recurring episodes of depression throughout her life. Her works remain central to discussions of narrative form, modernism, and feminist literature, and she is widely studied for her contributions to both fiction and essay writing. Woolf died in 1941, leaving a lasting impact on 20th-century literature.