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Page 76
So he agreed to make the charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala
Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him .
And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the
fourth day the ...
So he agreed to make the charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala
Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him .
And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the
fourth day the ...
Page 78
Did your father teach you the making of the charm ? " asked Karlinahami . ... Yes ,
I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district ,
she said , so skilled in charms and medicines as your father . ” “ Yes , he knew ...
Did your father teach you the making of the charm ? " asked Karlinahami . ... Yes ,
I remember hearing my mother speak of him : there was no one in the district ,
she said , so skilled in charms and medicines as your father . ” “ Yes , he knew ...
Page 120
Then the oneeyed man was very angry , and went away and made a charm over
the devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the
charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him .
Then the oneeyed man was very angry , and went away and made a charm over
the devil , and the devil entered the man . When the one - eyed man made the
charm he said to the devil : ' Unless she be given to me , do not leave him .
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0883867052, 9780883867051 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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