"Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf is a modernist masterpiece set in post-World War I London. The novel chronicles a single day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class woman preparing for a soirée. As the day unfolds, her thoughts and memories interweave with those of other characters, including war veteran Septimus Smith. Themes of time, memory, social class, and the impact of war on the human psyche are skillfully explored, offering readers a profound portrayal of inner lives and the complexities of human connections.