Night and Day by Virginia Woolf is her second novel and was published in 1919. But the novel is very forward-looking in its examination of relationships under the stress of the culture shift was occurring in the early 20th century.
- The story takes place in pre-war England and involves four characters and their relationships.
- Kathryn Hillbery the middle class privileged girl whose idea of success is marriage.
- Ralph Denham the middle class lawyer who supports his whole family and looks for his own peace of mind.
- William Rodney the mediocre poet and the suffragette, looking for the kind of romanticism one finds in books.
- Also in the mix is Kathryns slightly ditzy mother who while working on a book seems to be easily distracted.
- The characters all work well together.
Mary round out the main characters, involved in womens rights, who regards work as her precept of living.
