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Page 43
There was but little rain, and the elephants broke in and destroyed much
kurakkan. The Lord Buddha himSelf would be powerless against the elephants.”
Silindu got up as if to go. He took a step towards the stile which led into the
compound, ...
There was but little rain, and the elephants broke in and destroyed much
kurakkan. The Lord Buddha himSelf would be powerless against the elephants.”
Silindu got up as if to go. He took a step towards the stile which led into the
compound, ...
Page 107
On each of the fourteen nights of his festival the kapuralas entered his shrine,
and covering the god in a great black cloth, so that no one should look upon him,
carried him out, and placed him upon the back of an elephant. Then the pilgrims
...
On each of the fourteen nights of his festival the kapuralas entered his shrine,
and covering the god in a great black cloth, so that no one should look upon him,
carried him out, and placed him upon the back of an elephant. Then the pilgrims
...
Page 259
All the beasts in the jungle speak to me too, except the elephant. The elephant is
too sad even to talk. Usually when I see him he is eating; for he is always hungry
because of his sins in the previous birth. But sometimes I find him standing ...
All the beasts in the jungle speak to me too, except the elephant. The elephant is
too sad even to talk. Usually when I see him he is eating; for he is always hungry
because of his sins in the previous birth. But sometimes I find him standing ...
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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 |
| Length | 301 pages |
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