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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The Tamil crowd swarming on the station platforms or in the villages or in the
Jaffna streets has a look and air of its own , much less animated ( unless it is
angry ) and less gay than the Sinhalese in Colombo or Kandy or the Southern
Province .
The Tamil crowd swarming on the station platforms or in the villages or in the
Jaffna streets has a look and air of its own , much less animated ( unless it is
angry ) and less gay than the Sinhalese in Colombo or Kandy or the Southern
Province .
Page 88
There were 4 , 577 Tamil and Moor divers , most of whom came from India ; they
fished from open native boats . The Fishery lasted from February 20th to April 3rd
. Every morning about 2 or 3 a . m . , if the wind and sea were favourable , the ...
There were 4 , 577 Tamil and Moor divers , most of whom came from India ; they
fished from open native boats . The Fishery lasted from February 20th to April 3rd
. Every morning about 2 or 3 a . m . , if the wind and sea were favourable , the ...
Page 113
The Governor and the Government accepted my explanation , but I doubted —
and doubt — whether the Tamil Association and Mr . Sanderasekara believed or
accepted it . It shocked me that these people should think / that , as a white man ...
The Governor and the Government accepted my explanation , but I doubted —
and doubt — whether the Tamil Association and Mr . Sanderasekara believed or
accepted it . It shocked me that these people should think / that , as a white man ...
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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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