The famous English novelist Virginia Woolf began to probe into this subject in her short story Kew Gardens which is her first work to turn away from the traditional form.

• 著名英国小说家弗吉尼亚·尔夫在她第一篇开始悖离传统的短篇小说《邱园记事》中,就已经开始探讨这一主题,为她以后更加成熟的写作奠定了基础。