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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They give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellectually . I get
deep affection for cats and dogs , and indeed for almost every kind of animal
which I have kept . But I also derive very great pleasure from understanding them
, their ...
They give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellectually . I get
deep affection for cats and dogs , and indeed for almost every kind of animal
which I have kept . But I also derive very great pleasure from understanding them
, their ...
Page 168
I give these repulsive details because those who support capital punishment in
the 20th century pretend that it is a necessary , humane , civilized form of
punishment . As a form of punishment , it is disgusting and , as I saw it ,
disgustingly ...
I give these repulsive details because those who support capital punishment in
the 20th century pretend that it is a necessary , humane , civilized form of
punishment . As a form of punishment , it is disgusting and , as I saw it ,
disgustingly ...
Page 229
The child was blind , and they had come to Kataragama to ask the God to give
him sight . The God had not heard their prayers and they thought that perhaps if
they made the child cry long and loud enough , the God would hear him . They
had ...
The child was blind , and they had come to Kataragama to ask the God to give
him sight . The God had not heard their prayers and they thought that perhaps if
they made the child cry long and loud enough , the God would hear him . They
had ...
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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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