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 39
He seized it , luckily behind the head , and began to shake it violently as if it were
a rat . It was a strange sight . With every shake he gave it , its body gave him a
violent blow on the ribs and the tail curled round like the thong of a whip and hit ...
He seized it , luckily behind the head , and began to shake it violently as if it were
a rat . It was a strange sight . With every shake he gave it , its body gave him a
violent blow on the ribs and the tail curled round like the thong of a whip and hit ...
Page 47
In a letter to Lytton on February 27th , 1905 , I , gave a description of him which is
perhaps worth quoting : I believe I have made the remark before but I can ' t help
repeating it , that the people in rotten novels are astonishingly like life . All the ...
In a letter to Lytton on February 27th , 1905 , I , gave a description of him which is
perhaps worth quoting : I believe I have made the remark before but I can ' t help
repeating it , that the people in rotten novels are astonishingly like life . All the ...
Page 126
... allowed to send Leak ( the man who is theoretically my senior and superior
here ) instead of me for the present as it would be more convenient . What
showed me that he had so completely grasped my position was that when he
gave me the ...
... allowed to send Leak ( the man who is theoretically my senior and superior
here ) instead of me for the present as it would be more convenient . What
showed me that he had so completely grasped my position was that when he
gave me the ...
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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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