I made the leap. I signed up to attend the Literature Cambridge course Virginia Woolf’s Gardens this 
Along with others, I will be there July 14-19 learning about the importance of gardens to Woolf’s life and work, from her early story “Kew Gardens” (1917) to her last novel, Between the Acts (1941).
Other course readings include Jacob’s Room (1922), Mrs. Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927), Orlando (1928) and A Room of One’s Own (1929).
Daily schedule
Each day starts with a lecture presented by a leading scholar. A seminar or a Cambridge-style one-hour supervision (tutorial) for students in groups of three or four follows, taught by lecturers and post-docs from the University of Cambridge to discuss the topic of the day, looking closely at that day’s text.
Lecturers include Suzanne Raitt, Gillian Beer, Alison Hennegan, Clare Walker Gore, Karina Jakubowicz, Oliver Goldstein, Trudi Tate, Kabe Wilson and Caroline Holmes.
Manuscript, excursions, and more
We will also get to view the manuscript of A Room of One’s Own held in Cambridge.
When the course ends, I’ll head out on two excursions — to Monk’s House and Charleston. I visited both sites in 2004 but am eager to go again.
Virginia Woolf’s writing Lodge at Monk’s House
We’ll also have time to explore Cambridge on our own, go punting, discuss literature with other students, and reflect, the website tells us.
Listen to Caroline Zoob’s podcast
Hear Caroline Zoob, author of Virginia Woolf’s Garden, interviewed by Literature Cambridge lecturer Karina Jukubowicz.
Spots available
There is still space available in the course. You can get more information and book online.
‘Everything tended to set itself in a garden where there was none of this gloom.’
– To the Lighthouse.
