Clarissa Dalloway is the protagonist of Virginia Woolf's classic novel Mrs. Dalloway. In 2010, Time named the novel one of the 100 best English language novels published since 1923.[1]
The book tells the story of Mrs. Dalloway preparing for a party. As she goes through the city, she reflects on her past. She wonders what her life would have been like if she had chosen to marry the enigmatic Peter Walsh, instead of the reliable Mr. Dalloway.
She also recalls her best friend, Sally Seton, with whom she had made grand plans to change the world. The two also shared a kiss that Mrs. Dalloway remembers as, "the most exquisite moment of her whole life".
In 1997 the novel was adapted into a film of the same name starring Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs. Dalloway.
The 1998 novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham and the 2002 film of the same title also revolve around the character of Mrs. Dalloway.