Orlando’s Bedrooms
Orlando (1928)
As the reader learns very early in the novel, Orlando's house contains 365 bedrooms. While we never get to visit them all, Orlando's bedrooms are where unexpected changes occur, miracles happen, and the plot changes direction. How might we account for Woolf's intriguing choice of setting for so many unexpected happenings? Why might the number of bedrooms be singled out as the foremost characteristic of the house? And what about the role of the bedroom in each homecoming? These are some of the questions this lecture will be exploring.
With Claire Davison, Professor of Modern Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris
Live online lecture and seminar.
Saturday 21 March 2026
18.00-20.00 British Summer Time
19.00-21.00 Central European Summer Time
Morning or lunchtime in the Americas
Fees
£33.00 Full price
£28.00 VWSGB Members
£28.00 CAMcard Holders
£28.00 Students on a low income
Orlando (1928)
As the reader learns very early in the novel, Orlando's house contains 365 bedrooms. While we never get to visit them all, Orlando's bedrooms are where unexpected changes occur, miracles happen, and the plot changes direction. How might we account for Woolf's intriguing choice of setting for so many unexpected happenings? Why might the number of bedrooms be singled out as the foremost characteristic of the house? And what about the role of the bedroom in each homecoming? These are some of the questions this lecture will be exploring.
With Claire Davison, Professor of Modern Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris
Live online lecture and seminar.
Saturday 21 March 2026
18.00-20.00 British Summer Time
19.00-21.00 Central European Summer Time
Morning or lunchtime in the Americas
Fees
£33.00 Full price
£28.00 VWSGB Members
£28.00 CAMcard Holders
£28.00 Students on a low income
Orlando (1928)
As the reader learns very early in the novel, Orlando's house contains 365 bedrooms. While we never get to visit them all, Orlando's bedrooms are where unexpected changes occur, miracles happen, and the plot changes direction. How might we account for Woolf's intriguing choice of setting for so many unexpected happenings? Why might the number of bedrooms be singled out as the foremost characteristic of the house? And what about the role of the bedroom in each homecoming? These are some of the questions this lecture will be exploring.
With Claire Davison, Professor of Modern Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris
Live online lecture and seminar.
Saturday 21 March 2026
18.00-20.00 British Summer Time
19.00-21.00 Central European Summer Time
Morning or lunchtime in the Americas
Fees
£33.00 Full price
£28.00 VWSGB Members
£28.00 CAMcard Holders
£28.00 Students on a low income