Question

land or a man with curly black hair. it is one of the great advantages of being a woman that one can pass even a very fine negress without wishing to make an englishwoman of her. what does woolf mean when she says, \i would venture to guess that anon, who wrote so many poems without singing them, was often a woman\? many works signed anon (that is, anonymous, or \author unknown\) may have been written by women. anon, a 16th - century author of mysterious background, was probably the pen name of a woman. anon was the term for a theaters musical director who wrote songs for plays but did not sing them. anon, the wife of the translator and poet edward fitzgerald, had a gift for writing that was equal to her husbands.

Explanation:

The key here is understanding the term "Anon" as "anonymous" (author unknown). Woolf is making a general speculation about the many anonymous works. The second option wrongly assumes Anon is a specific person's pen - name. The third option misinterprets "Anon" as a job title. The fourth option refers to a specific "Anon" (wife of Edward Fitzgerald), which is not in line with the general "Anon" (anonymous) in the quote.

Answer:

Many works signed Anon (that is, anonymous, or "author unknown") may have been written by women.