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 36
It must be admitted that success , in this sense , did not depend entirely upon
your competence as a civil servant . A social analysis of the service in my time
would , I think , have revealed the curious fact that , if you were thought to be not
much ...
It must be admitted that success , in this sense , did not depend entirely upon
your competence as a civil servant . A social analysis of the service in my time
would , I think , have revealed the curious fact that , if you were thought to be not
much ...
Page 37
What in fact happened was that I had put the finishing touches to a façade behind
which I could conceal or camouflage my intellect and also hide from most people
, both in Ceylon and for the remainder of my life , the fact that I am mentally ...
What in fact happened was that I had put the finishing touches to a façade behind
which I could conceal or camouflage my intellect and also hide from most people
, both in Ceylon and for the remainder of my life , the fact that I am mentally ...
Page 168
Not one of them was deterred from killing by the fact that hundreds of other men
in Ceylon had been hanged for precisely similar killings . All the evidence , in all
countries and at all times , goes to show that capital punishment is not a deterrent
...
Not one of them was deterred from killing by the fact that hundreds of other men
in Ceylon had been hanged for precisely similar killings . All the evidence , in all
countries and at all times , goes to show that capital punishment is not a deterrent
...
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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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