‘The Legacy’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis ‘The Legacy’ is a modernist short story by British writer Virginia Woolf. It is a story about how the wife of a well-known politician commits suicide to reunite with her lover. The lover is only known as ‘B.M.’ Later on in the story, we realize that B.M. was the brother of the politician’s wife’s secretary. He committed … [Read more...] about ‘The Legacy’ by Virginia Woolf: Short Story Analysis