Welcome to Mrs. Dalloway's London. This online environment is designed to help users enrich their understanding of Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway. Set on a single day in the early 1920s, the novel is told through the fragmentary thoughts of several characters who walk through parts of west London. Knowing this geography--its streets, buildings, parks, and monuments--can contribute immensely to appreciating the richness of Woolf's novel. By using photographs and maps of London from the early twentieth century, this online environment seeks to increase your engagement with Mrs. Dalloway by helping you visualize the parts of London that are central to the novel.

For an overview of this site, click on "overview" below (suggested for first-time users). Click here for an early twentieth-century map of the West London areas covered by this site. To begin your tour of Mrs. Dalloway's London, click on "Dean's Yard" below.