Mrs. Dalloway, a novel by Virginia Woolf, is a modernist work that portrays the life of Clarissa Dalloway and her preparations for a party in London on a single day in June 1923. The story explores the lives of various characters, including Septimus Smith, a war veteran, and their interconnected experiences within the stream of consciousness narrative. The novel delves into themes of memory, time, and the impact of war on the individual.