Flush

Flush is a light-hearted and playful autobiography of Elizabeth Barrett Brownings cocker spaniel, voiced by Woolf's social criticism on the class system and the relationship between man and woman. It is a genre-defying blend of biography and fantasy, accessible yet stylistically innovative.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2019
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

After the emotionally taxing process of completing her work on The Waves, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved cocker spaniel, Flush, is presented as an autobiography in the novel. The book chronicles the early days of the dog in the countryside, his adoption by the renowned poet, his subsequent life in London, and his travels with his owners to Italy. While the narrative appears light-hearted and playful on the surface, Woolf ingeniously employs the faux-naif impressions of her animal narrator to express her social criticism on various topics, including the class system and the relationship between man and woman. Similar to its predecessor, Orlando, Flush is a genre-defying blend of biography and fantasy, offering an accessible yet stylistically innovative playfulness.

After the emotionally taxing process of completing her work on The Waves, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved cocker spaniel, Flush, is presented as an autobiography in the novel. The book chronicles the early days of the dog in the countryside, his adoption by the renowned poet, his subsequent life in London, and his travels with his owners to Italy. While the narrative appears light-hearted and playful on the surface, Woolf ingeniously employs the faux-naif impressions of her animal narrator to express her social criticism on various topics, including the class system and the relationship between man and woman. Similar to its predecessor, Orlando, Flush is a genre-defying blend of biography and fantasy, offering an accessible yet stylistically innovative playfulness.

Weight: 154g
Dimension: 198 x 132 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847498106