This volume investigates the final years of Virginia Woolf’s life, documenting the intersection of her creative output, mental health, and the encroaching shadow of the Second World War.

Edited by Anne Olivier Bell with the assistance of Andrew McNeillie, this collection provides a primary source record of Woolf’s daily observations, social interactions, and professional struggles. The text serves as a chronological account of the author’s internal state and external environment during a period of significant personal and global instability. By presenting these entries without modern editorial interference, the volume allows for an unmediated look at the author's final intellectual and emotional development.

Scholars and literary historians regard this volume as a critical resource for understanding the final phase of Woolf’s career and the psychological toll of the war years. Readers frequently note the stark, unvarnished nature of the prose, which provides a sobering look at the author's final days.