Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Well, not me. I just finished reading "A Haunted House." The first I've read of Woolf. Anybody have any thoughts on this short story or its author? I was slightly confused the first time through it. By the end of the second reading I was in love with it. It's beautiful and it reads like poetry as much as prose. In fact, at just 700 words it could almost be considered a long poem of sorts. Here it is for anybody interested or anybody who hasn't read it in awhile:

http://www.online-literature.com/virginia_woolf/856/

I have never read that particular work, however, did you know that "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is the name of an actual play? It's a great piece of work, in my opinion. You should try to get your hands on the screenplay some time if you haven't read it or seen it live.

Thanks for bringing that one to the forum Chester. A lovely story and beautifully written. My guess is that Woolfe is writing about Monks House in the English village of Rodmell. But I could be wrong. The references to Downs and the threshing machine on a nearby farm indicate Sussex. As you say, it is prose that borders on the poetic.

i'll try it out in future thanks! i don't think written text can be that scary coz i never ever get scared reading them i guess effect plays a critical role no matter what its just my view though

I thought this was about the play as well!

ok, I know that this is not exactly the subject of this thread but as far as I'm concerned I am currently very afraid of Virginia Woolf...

I was intrigued by the biography of V.W. (http://www.online-literature.com/virginia_woolf/ ) and some comments on this thread and decided to buy one of her books. The first one I found was "Ms. Dalloway".

And I must admit that I've been struggling since then. Should I have started with another book? Or should I hang on and then maybe re-read it.
Any ideas/suggestions ?:idea: