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Page 85
He dragged himself slowly to the hut. There was no necessity to tell the others
what had happened. The pale yellow of his skin, his sunken glazed eyes, his
shivering body told them that Punchirala's charms had already begun their work,
and ...
He dragged himself slowly to the hut. There was no necessity to tell the others
what had happened. The pale yellow of his skin, his sunken glazed eyes, his
shivering body told them that Punchirala's charms had already begun their work,
and ...
Page 123
The remainder of the festival passed slowly for them. They followed the perahera
dispirited, and -called upon the god nightly. But there was no hope or even doubt
now to excite them. Silindu, listless, waited for his release ; Hinnihami was ...
The remainder of the festival passed slowly for them. They followed the perahera
dispirited, and -called upon the god nightly. But there was no hope or even doubt
now to excite them. Silindu, listless, waited for his release ; Hinnihami was ...
Page 133
Very slowly I looked over the rock, and there below in the undergrowth I saw the
back of a doe. Her head was down, hidden by the leaves, and she murmured,
licking something on the grass. Slowly, slowly I took up my gun and leaned it over
...
Very slowly I looked over the rock, and there below in the undergrowth I saw the
back of a doe. Her head was down, hidden by the leaves, and she murmured,
licking something on the grass. Slowly, slowly I took up my gun and leaned it over
...
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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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afraid Agent Hamadoru aiya Aiyo Amara Devi anger angry Appochchi Arachchi asked Babehami Babun Beddagama began Beragama brother Buddha buffalo called charm chena child cloth compound crop 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 veddas vederala village walked watched wife wild woman women words yakka Yakkini yakko
Bibliographic information
| Title | The village in the jungle |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 307 pages |
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