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Page 47
the doe became uneasy, lifted her head, and looked intently at the bush behind
which Punchi Menika crouched. She approached the bush slowly, stamping the
ground angrily from time to time, and uttering the sharp shrill call of alarm. But the
...
the doe became uneasy, lifted her head, and looked intently at the bush behind
which Punchi Menika crouched. She approached the bush slowly, stamping the
ground angrily from time to time, and uttering the sharp shrill call of alarm. But the
...
Page 62
He assured Silindu that he had no intention of taking Punchi Menika out of the
compound. Punchi Menika, still crouching at his feet, told her father that she
would never leave him. It was eventually arranged that for the present Babun
should ...
He assured Silindu that he had no intention of taking Punchi Menika out of the
compound. Punchi Menika, still crouching at his feet, told her father that she
would never leave him. It was eventually arranged that for the present Babun
should ...
Page 66
There had always been considerable difference in character between Hinnihami
and Punchi Menika. There was very little of her sister's gentleness in Hinnihami.
There was, added to the strangeness and wildness which she derived from ...
There had always been considerable difference in character between Hinnihami
and Punchi Menika. There was very little of her sister's gentleness in Hinnihami.
There was, added to the strangeness and wildness which she derived from ...
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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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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo Amara Devi anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha buffalo called charm child cloth Colombo compound daughter deer devil elephant evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando fever fool girl give grain hami hang headman hear heard Hinni Hinnihami hunter judge jungle Kamburupitiya kapurala Karlinahami kill knew Korala Mahatmaya kunji kurakkan kurunies laughed leave leopard listen live looked magistrate Malay months morning Mudalali Nanchohami never night path peon pilgrims prison Punchi Appu Punchi Menika Punchirala rain Ratemahatmaya rice Rodiya round sanyasi silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly squatted stood strange talk Tamils tank tell temple thing thought tired told took track trees trouble vedda vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hansa, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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