Classics · ThoughtfulThe Ramsays' summer at a seaside house on the Isle of Skye, built around a planned trip to a lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
A family's summer at a seaside house, and what happens over the years to the plan to visit a lighthouse
Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay, their eight children, including James and Cam, and Lily Briscoe, a young painter, stay at the family's summer home on the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides, with visits between 1910 and 1920. The novel centers on a planned trip to a nearby lighthouse and focuses on the characters' inner thoughts and perceptions more than on action. It has three parts: the first summer visit, "Time Passes," which covers the years that follow, and a return to the house ten years after the first part. Hogarth Press published it on May 5, 1927.
More about this book
Who
Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Ramsay, their children and the painter Lily Briscoe.
World
The Ramsays' summer home on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, between 1910 and 1920.
What makes it different
It is mostly inner thoughts instead of action. Part II, "Time Passes," covers the years between the two visits.
Feel
Quiet, lyrical and reflective.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- To the LighthouseWikipedia