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I suppose it must have been another ten days or a fortnight before I was allowed to leave the hospital . Since childhood I have rarely had an illness severe enough to be followed by what one can accurately call convalescence .
I suppose it must have been another ten days or a fortnight before I was allowed to leave the hospital . Since childhood I have rarely had an illness severe enough to be followed by what one can accurately call convalescence .
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205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store at Tangalla , leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to ...
205 of 26th April to the Government Agent , , Southern Province , regarding the acquisition of land required for the Public Works Department Store at Tangalla , leaves much to be desired . 2. His Excellency accordingly desires you to ...
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In May my leave would be up . So in February , being still in doubt about the future , I decided to try to get my leave extended . On February 14th , 1912 , I asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to extend my leave for four ...
In May my leave would be up . So in February , being still in doubt about the future , I decided to try to get my leave extended . On February 14th , 1912 , I asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to extend my leave for four ...
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| Title | Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Leonard Woolf Volume 2 of Woolf, Leonard: An autobiography of the years |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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