Blogging Woolf

Being able to download Virginia Woolf novels to Apple’s sleek little iPod means we can now carry her words with us anywhere we go.  Because so far, I haven’t found a pocket that the gizmo — stocked with Woolf novels — doesn’t fit in.

Here’s my story. I bought an IPod touch a few weeks ago. Since then, I have spent way too much time searching for and downloading fun, interesting and useful iPod Apps.

I won’t bore you Woolfians with my love for the AP Stylebook App that set me back $29 but is worth every penny. Nor will I discuss the free Italian lessons I’m taking on my iPod or the Rachel Maddow shows I’m watching or the multiple Twitter accounts I’m following via TweetDeck.

But I will gladly tell you about the Apps I found that are related to Virginia:

• The Virginia Woolf Collection – Nine of Woolf’s novels. Cost: $2.99
• “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Study Guide and Quiz. Cost: 99 cents
• Three versions of Night and Day at a cost of 99 cents each
• Mrs. Dalloway. Cost: $17.99
• Vanessa and Virginia by Susan Sellers. Cost: $9.99
• Orlando Study Guide and Quiz. Cost: 99 cents
• To the Lighthouse Study Guide and Quiz. Cost: 99 cents

The best news is that if you want to get Woolf novels for free, and you have an iPod touch or an iPhone, you can. Here’s how:

1. Download the free Kindle App for the iPod touch and the iPhone from the App Store.
2. Visit Amazon.com’s Kindle store. Search for Virginia Wolf. Sort your search by price so you can easily spot the free downloads.
3. Download The Voyage Out, Jacob’s Room and Night and Day for free.
4. Relax in the knowledge that no matter where you travel, you can always have Virginia in your pocket.

More of Woolf’s published work is available as Kindle e-books for under $2, including Monday and Tuesday and The Early Works of Virginia Woolf.