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 64
I knew that the rest of Jaffna ' s white population would strongly disapprove , but I
had built up a reputation of being an extremely competent civil servant and a
somewhat formidable “ good fellow ” whose lapses from convention or good taste
...
I knew that the rest of Jaffna ' s white population would strongly disapprove , but I
had built up a reputation of being an extremely competent civil servant and a
somewhat formidable “ good fellow ” whose lapses from convention or good taste
...
Page 66
When later on in Ceylon I became an extremely incompetent shooter of big game
and , in cutting up the animals killed by me , saw the disgusting , semi - digested
contents of their upper intestines , I was always reminded of the contents of ...
When later on in Ceylon I became an extremely incompetent shooter of big game
and , in cutting up the animals killed by me , saw the disgusting , semi - digested
contents of their upper intestines , I was always reminded of the contents of ...
Page 79
But I was never a full - time Police Magistrate and only acted occasionally as
Superintendent of Police , and one soon found , as I said above , that it was
extremely difficult to prevent effectively the primitive and illegal methods of the
police and ...
But I was never a full - time Police Magistrate and only acted occasionally as
Superintendent of Police , and one soon found , as I said above , that it was
extremely difficult to prevent effectively the primitive and illegal methods of the
police and ...
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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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