Ocotillo Books


The Voyage Out

Virginia Woolf

The Voyage Out

Woolf's debut novel follows Rachel Vinrace, a sheltered young English woman who leaves London on a sea voyage to South America aboard her father’s ship. Away from the rigid expectations of Edwardian society, Rachel encounters a circle of intellectual travelers whose conversations expose her to new ideas about art, politics, love, and personal freedom. As she experiences unfamiliar landscapes and social independence for the first time, she begins a gradual emotional and psychological awakening. The Voyage Out explores themes of self-discovery, social constraint, gender roles, and the fragile transition from innocence to experience. Its shifting moods—from comedic social observation to quiet existential reflection—anticipate many of Virginia Woolf’s later modernist concerns.

Price: $24.99
Size: 7 x 10 inches
Pages: 574

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