As part of the Bloomsbury Group—an informal assemblage of intellectuals living in the Bloomsbury neighborhood—Virginia Woolf mingled with an intriguing assortment of people, from artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell (Virginia’s sister) to author E. M. Forster and economist John Maynard Keynes. These friendships were cemented long before any of them were successful in their respective fields, and the mutual support found in the group was invaluable to all.