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Page 88
perhaps there is a way . Let me think . Do you know the village of Beragama ? '
No , vederala , no . I have heard of it , but I do not know it . ' Well , it lies over there
to the east , five days ' journey through the jungle , beyond Maha Potana and the
...
perhaps there is a way . Let me think . Do you know the village of Beragama ? '
No , vederala , no . I have heard of it , but I do not know it . ' Well , it lies over there
to the east , five days ' journey through the jungle , beyond Maha Potana and the
...
Page 89
Perhaps if your brother makes a vow to the Beragama deviyo , and goes to the
great festival , the devil will be driven out by the god . You and the girl might take
him there ; and perhaps I will go too , for I have made a vow myself . Karlinahami
...
Perhaps if your brother makes a vow to the Beragama deviyo , and goes to the
great festival , the devil will be driven out by the god . You and the girl might take
him there ; and perhaps I will go too , for I have made a vow myself . Karlinahami
...
Page 238
To - morrow , perhaps , to - morrow . Surely you have me here safe , and can do
with me what you like to - morrow . ' The Ratemahatmaya was a self - important ,
fussy little man ; he was also timid , and not fond of taking responsibilities .
To - morrow , perhaps , to - morrow . Surely you have me here safe , and can do
with me what you like to - morrow . ' The Ratemahatmaya was a self - important ,
fussy little man ; he was also timid , and not fond of taking responsibilities .
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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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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became began bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave lies listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning mother Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu slowly speak squatted stand stood strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice waited walked watched wife wild wind woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Village in the Jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0701202564, 9780701202569 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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