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 54
The result of these inconsistent and contradictory characteristics was to me
extraordinarily fascinating , so that few things have ever given me greater
pleasure than , when I had learned to speak Sinhalese , sitting under a tree in a
54 ...
The result of these inconsistent and contradictory characteristics was to me
extraordinarily fascinating , so that few things have ever given me greater
pleasure than , when I had learned to speak Sinhalese , sitting under a tree in a
54 ...
Page 139
We crawled along at a snail ' s pace , stared at by a small crowd of spectators ,
and I was immediately given a lesson in the art of royal or diplomatic
conversation by Count Clary . For no sooner had we begun to move than he
looked up at the ...
We crawled along at a snail ' s pace , stared at by a small crowd of spectators ,
and I was immediately given a lesson in the art of royal or diplomatic
conversation by Count Clary . For no sooner had we begun to move than he
looked up at the ...
Page 186
I found that there was an excess of 36 lb . over the weight given at the lewaya . I
tried another cart of 18 bags and found an excess of 15 lb . I then found that in
practically every case in which I had not been present , the weight of a cartload ...
I found that there was an excess of 36 lb . over the weight given at the lewaya . I
tried another cart of 18 bags and found an excess of 15 lb . I then found that in
practically every case in which I had not been present , the weight of a cartload ...
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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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