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Babun knew well his brother - in - law's dislike of Silindu , and the contempt with
which the “ veddas " were regarded by the other villagers . He knew that his sister
and Babehami would be very angry with him if he chose a wife from such a ...
Babun knew well his brother - in - law's dislike of Silindu , and the contempt with
which the “ veddas " were regarded by the other villagers . He knew that his sister
and Babehami would be very angry with him if he chose a wife from such a ...
Page 143
Chapter VII " ILINDU knew well now that Hinnihami had been a victim to save him
. Both the devil and the god had said , “ Either the man or the girl must bu given . "
It was the girl who had been given ; but it was he who should have died ...
Chapter VII " ILINDU knew well now that Hinnihami had been a victim to save him
. Both the devil and the god had said , “ Either the man or the girl must bu given . "
It was the girl who had been given ; but it was he who should have died ...
Page 272
of them knew anything about a quarrel with the Arachchi before the theft and the
conviction of Babun . Silindu's advocate then put him in the witnessbox . He
repeated the statement which he had made to the magistrate . He was asked very
few ...
of them knew anything about a quarrel with the Arachchi before the theft and the
conviction of Babun . Silindu's advocate then put him in the witnessbox . He
repeated the statement which he had made to the magistrate . He was asked very
few ...
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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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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listened live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tank tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
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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