This is a transcription of the holograph version of Virginia Woolf's fourth novel. Woolf worked on the manuscript between June 1923 and October 1924 while, at the same time, composing essays for Common Reader 1. The central text is from three manuscript notebooks in the British Library; also included in the volume are transcriptions of manuscript material from the Berg Collection of the New York Public Library. Helen Wussow's critical introduction provides a provocative reading of The Hours, the process of writing, and contemporary theories of textual editing. The Hours: The British Museum Manuscript of Mrs. Dalloway is a major contribution to the study of Virginia Woolf, modern literature, and the politics of editing.