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Page 250
The rest, which the magistrate had promised him, seemed however to be still far
off; for early next morning he was taken out of his cell and made to start off with
the police sergeant for Beddagama. The magistrate, riding on a horse, and the ...
The rest, which the magistrate had promised him, seemed however to be still far
off; for early next morning he was taken out of his cell and made to start off with
the police sergeant for Beddagama. The magistrate, riding on a horse, and the ...
Page 255
Silindu went with the magistrate, the Ratemahatmaya, the Korala (who had been
sent for), and most of the men of the village to the place where the Arachchi had
been shot. The body lay where it had fallen; a rough canopy of boughs and ...
Silindu went with the magistrate, the Ratemahatmaya, the Korala (who had been
sent for), and most of the men of the village to the place where the Arachchi had
been shot. The body lay where it had fallen; a rough canopy of boughs and ...
Page 256
The magistrate walked back slowly to the village, followed by Silindu and the
headman and such of the spectators as were more interested in the inquiry than
in the postmortem. The same procedure of inspection was gone through with ...
The magistrate walked back slowly to the village, followed by Silindu and the
headman and such of the spectators as were more interested in the inquiry than
in the postmortem. The same procedure of inspection was gone through with ...
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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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