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In the former the woman is recognised by his and her families as his wife; almost
invariably she is openly taken to his house, and there is a procession and
feasting on the wedding day: in the latter the woman is never publicly recognised
as a ...
In the former the woman is recognised by his and her families as his wife; almost
invariably she is openly taken to his house, and there is a procession and
feasting on the wedding day: in the latter the woman is never publicly recognised
as a ...
Page 97
Then the Buddha said, “Amara Devi, friend, come here,” and she came to him,
and he took her as his wife, and lived with her in the city in the gatekeeper's
house. And she still thought he was a tailor, and one day he sent two men to her
with a ...
Then the Buddha said, “Amara Devi, friend, come here,” and she came to him,
and he took her as his wife, and lived with her in the city in the gatekeeper's
house. And she still thought he was a tailor, and one day he sent two men to her
with a ...
Page 196
“Hamadoru, the headman is on very bad terms with me; he is angry with me
because of my wife. He is angry with my wife's father. He wanted me to marry
from another village. Then he wanted me to give my wife to the Mudalali and
because I ...
“Hamadoru, the headman is on very bad terms with me; he is angry with me
because of my wife. He is angry with my wife's father. He wanted me to marry
from another village. Then he wanted me to give my wife to the Mudalali and
because I ...
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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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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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