Woolf begins shaping “Mrs Dalloway” into a novelOct 1, 1922Labels: Clarissa Dalloway, The HoursMrs DallowayMet Opera
Notebook drafting of “The Hours” takes offJun 1, 1923Labels: Notebooks, The HoursBritish LibraryMet Opera
Short story “Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street” appearsJul 1, 1923Labels: Mrs Dalloway, The DialWikisourceMendelson
Drafting continues, with theme of sanity and suicideNov 1, 1923Labels: Septimus Warren, Mental illnessMet OperaMrs Dalloway
First full draft completed and major revision beginsOct 9, 1924Labels: First draft, Virginia WoolfMet Opera
Manuscript delivered to publisher for productionJan 1, 1925Labels: Manuscript, Hogarth PressMet Opera
British first edition published by Hogarth PressMay 14, 1925Labels: Hogarth Press, British editionMrs Dalloway1925 Lit
American first edition appears with textual differencesMay 14, 1925Labels: Harcourt Brace, American editionMendelson
Second impression signals strong early demandSep 1, 1925Labels: Second impression, Hogarth PressMendelson
Critical attention grows through major periodicalsOct 1, 1925Labels: Book reviews, PeriodicalsVogue ArchiveMrs Dalloway
Uniform Edition begins consolidating Woolf’s reputationJan 1, 1929Labels: Uniform Edition, Hogarth PressSmith CollegeMendelson
Uniform Edition printing of Mrs Dalloway releasedSep 1, 1929Labels: Uniform Edition, Mrs DallowayMendelsonSmith College
Woolf’s death reframes early reception into legacyMar 28, 1941Labels: Virginia Woolf, Death 1941Met Opera
Postwar reprints show the novel’s lasting placeJan 1, 1944Labels: A Haunted, Postwar reprintNew Dress