She always felt that it was very, very dangerous to live even a single day. On a June morning in 1923, Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for a party and reflecting on her past. Elsewhere in London, Septimus Smith is suffering from a state of shock and is on the brink of madness. Their days intertwine and their lives intersect as the party reaches its dazzling climax. Here, Virginia Woolf perfected the stream of consciousness, and the poetry and accessibility of the novel have made it one of her most beloved works. The Penguin English Library offers collectible editions for general readers of the finest fiction in the English language, from the eighteenth century to the end of World War II.