Life and Letters of Leslie Stephen, The

Leslie Stephen, a pioneering critic of the novel and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, transitioned from ministry to skepticism, ultimately renouncing his holy orders. His philosophical journey is marked by essays defending agnosticism. An accomplished athlete and mountaineer, he is also the father of Virginia Woolf, who contributes a memoir of him in this work. This book is significant as it features Woolf's first published appearance, offering a personal glimpse into her father's life and legacy.