Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 16
Page 40
My third asset was that I could play a competent game of tennis and a good game
of bridge . Dowbiggin , now Sir Herbert Dowbiggin , was not at all meek and mild
either in word or deed . He was a bad bridge player , but had bullied the other ...
My third asset was that I could play a competent game of tennis and a good game
of bridge . Dowbiggin , now Sir Herbert Dowbiggin , was not at all meek and mild
either in word or deed . He was a bad bridge player , but had bullied the other ...
Page 63
He always reminded me of Leonard Bast in Howard ' s End . He did not play
tennis and he did not play bridge and did not mix at all in the white society of “ the
station ” , living alone in a largish bungalow with a piano , so it was said , and a
vast ...
He always reminded me of Leonard Bast in Howard ' s End . He did not play
tennis and he did not play bridge and did not mix at all in the white society of “ the
station ” , living alone in a largish bungalow with a piano , so it was said , and a
vast ...
Page 146
They were absolutely mad on hockey and the subaltern asked me to come and
play in their practice games whenever I liked to do so . It was a rather exacting
business ; they played like demons and some of them were very good , but they
got ...
They were absolutely mad on hockey and the subaltern asked me to come and
play in their practice games whenever I liked to do so . It was a rather exacting
business ; they played like demons and some of them were very good , but they
got ...
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 |