Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 40
Page 91
in one by one all night long and even on into the following day . At one time we
were fishing a Bank nearly 20 miles away and the boats , with a favourable wind ,
took four or five hours to get in , but the wind was consistently unfavourable and ...
in one by one all night long and even on into the following day . At one time we
were fishing a Bank nearly 20 miles away and the boats , with a favourable wind ,
took four or five hours to get in , but the wind was consistently unfavourable and ...
Page 195
It would be the night of the full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would
spend my night at the water hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole
in this way and just watching the animals come and drink ; I took my rifle and sent
...
It would be the night of the full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would
spend my night at the water hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole
in this way and just watching the animals come and drink ; I took my rifle and sent
...
Page 197
One could lie on it all night and get a fine view of the water hole and , raised up
there , of an immense sea of trees and changing leaves , stretching away below
one , beneath the light of the moon , into infinity and eternity . The wind had ...
One could lie on it all night and get a fine view of the water hole and , raised up
there , of an immense sea of trees and changing leaves , stretching away below
one , beneath the light of the moon , into infinity and eternity . The wind had ...
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - Jenney - LibraryThingIn the feudal society of Ceylon "I felt that there was some depth of happiness rather than pleasure, of satisfaction, . . . which the western world is losing or has lost." (p 158) Judgments such as ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - robertsgirl - LibraryThingThis is the second book Leonard Woolf wrote of his life. He is a graceful author, and a sensitive man. Good look into an aristocratic young britisher and his growing up. Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afternoon Agent allowed arrived asked Assistant became began boat body buffaloes bungalow called Ceylon civil servant Colombo completely course Court curious deal District Dutton elephant extremely face fact feeling felt four gave give given Government Hambantota hand head interesting Jaffna jungle kachcheri Kandy kind knew later leave leopard letter lived looked miles mind months morning nearly never night once one's passed person play Police practically Price Province remember riding road round salt sand seemed sent shooting side Sinhalese sitting social stopped strange street suddenly Superintendent talked Tamil temple thing thought told took town trees turned usually verandah village walked wanted weeks whole write young
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |