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His power is over the jungle , and the devils who live in it . The devils of the trees
obey him , for his anger is terrible . If a devil has entered a man , and is harming
him , and taking his life from him , the man should make a vow to the god , so my
...
His power is over the jungle , and the devils who live in it . The devils of the trees
obey him , for his anger is terrible . If a devil has entered a man , and is harming
him , and taking his life from him , the man should make a vow to the god , so my
...
Page 90
order the devil to leave him . Then the devil will be afraid of the god's power , and
will leave the man , who will be freed from the evil . Now the great festival falls on
the day of the next full moon . Perhaps if your brother makes a vow to the ...
order the devil to leave him . Then the devil will be afraid of the god's power , and
will leave the man , who will be freed from the evil . Now the great festival falls on
the day of the next full moon . Perhaps if your brother makes a vow to the ...
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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