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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Page 90
In theory the fishing ended each day in the early afternoon , the dhows raced
back before the wind blowing from the sea , the divers dumped their oysters and
the Government had taken its share and the koddu was cleared by the late ...
In theory the fishing ended each day in the early afternoon , the dhows raced
back before the wind blowing from the sea , the divers dumped their oysters and
the Government had taken its share and the koddu was cleared by the late ...
Page 127
One afternoon a Colombo Sinhalese sent his card in and asked me to see him . I
cannot now remember what his business was , but it was something to do with
the purchase of salt or it may have been land from the Government . I did not
know ...
One afternoon a Colombo Sinhalese sent his card in and asked me to see him . I
cannot now remember what his business was , but it was something to do with
the purchase of salt or it may have been land from the Government . I did not
know ...
Page 165
Sometimes half the village might be called as witnesses and all the afternoon my
room would be full of villagers . I am afraid that I must often have irritated my staff ,
headmen and clerks who had to be present , by allowing cases to drag on all ...
Sometimes half the village might be called as witnesses and all the afternoon my
room would be full of villagers . I am afraid that I must often have irritated my staff ,
headmen and clerks who had to be present , by allowing cases to drag on all ...
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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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