A Virginia Woolf book has been handed a trigger warning by publishers who raised concerns about its past attitudes and language.

The 1927 novel To the Lighthouse has been reissued with a disclaimer in a new edition intended for an American readership.

The publishing house Vintage, owned by Penguin Random House, made the decision to place the warning on the opening of Woolf’s classic novel about the Ramsey family and their Scottish holiday home.

It reads: “This book was published in 1927 and reflects the attitudes of its time.

[Literally, there’s nothing “offensive” in it, it’s just old. And that’s now a trigger. ~ Beege]