<i>Mrs. Dalloway</i> is a novel by Virginia Woolf published on 14 May 1925. It details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional upper-class woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf&#39;s best-known novels.<br />The working title of <i>Mrs. Dalloway</i> was <i>The Hours</i>. The novel began with two short stories, &quot;Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street&quot; and the unfinished &quot;The Prime Minister&quot;. The book describes Clarissa&#39;s preparations for a party she will host in the evening and the ensuing party. With an interior perspective, the story travels forwards and backwards in time, to construct an image of Clarissa&#39;s life and the inter-war social structure. The novel addresses the nature of time in personal experience through multiple interwoven stories.