Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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To Anuradhapura , the most famous of the island ' s ruined cities , which was just
about half - way to Jaffna , one went by train . From there northwards the line was
under construction , the only section so far opened being the few miles from ...
To Anuradhapura , the most famous of the island ' s ruined cities , which was just
about half - way to Jaffna , one went by train . From there northwards the line was
under construction , the only section so far opened being the few miles from ...
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In this zone lies Anuradhapura and nothing in the universe could be more unlike
a London street than the bund of the tank in Anuradhapura . Everything shines
and glitters in the fierce sunshine , the great sheet of water , the butterflies , the ...
In this zone lies Anuradhapura and nothing in the universe could be more unlike
a London street than the bund of the tank in Anuradhapura . Everything shines
and glitters in the fierce sunshine , the great sheet of water , the butterflies , the ...
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The journey from Anuradhapura , 1211 miles , had taken me 40 hours , as I find
from a letter which I wrote to Lytton Strachey on the day of my arrival . Today one
does the journey easily in four hours . The difference is not unimportant .
The journey from Anuradhapura , 1211 miles , had taken me 40 hours , as I find
from a letter which I wrote to Lytton Strachey on the day of my arrival . Today one
does the journey easily in four hours . The difference is not unimportant .
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User Review - Jenney - LibraryThingIn the feudal society of Ceylon "I felt that there was some depth of happiness rather than pleasure, of satisfaction, . . . which the western world is losing or has lost." (p 158) Judgments such as ... Read full review
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User Review - robertsgirl - LibraryThingThis is the second book Leonard Woolf wrote of his life. He is a graceful author, and a sensitive man. Good look into an aristocratic young britisher and his growing up. Read full review
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| Title | Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911 Volume 2 of An autobiography, Leonard Woolf Leonard Woolf Volume 2 of Autobiography, Leonard Woolf |
| Author | Leonard Woolf |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Hogarth Press, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0701202521, 9780701202521 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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