Virginia Woolf s ambivalent relationship with her Victorian forebears, particularly the women, is the topic of Marion Dell s even-handed and beautifully researched monograph. Perhaps the greatest value of Virginia Woolf s Influential Forebears is its close focus on where and how in Woolf s work the influence of these three women is both present and visible. (Catherine W. Hollis, Virginia Woolf Miscellany, Vol. 97 (2), 2021)