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 94
If anything went wrong or there was a dispute which I had to settle , they would
surround me and make long eloquent guttural speeches , and often if one of them
got excited , he would put his hand on my shoulder to emphasize the torrent of ...
If anything went wrong or there was a dispute which I had to settle , they would
surround me and make long eloquent guttural speeches , and often if one of them
got excited , he would put his hand on my shoulder to emphasize the torrent of ...
Page 96
He laid his hand on the head of the weeping man and spoke to him calmly ,
eloquently , compassionately . I didn ' t understand Arabic , but I could
understand what he was saying . The dead man had lived , had worked , had
died . He had ...
He laid his hand on the head of the weeping man and spoke to him calmly ,
eloquently , compassionately . I didn ' t understand Arabic , but I could
understand what he was saying . The dead man had lived , had worked , had
died . He had ...
Page 220
He was extremely nervous , and , holding my hand in his two hands , besought
me not to leave him alone in the jungle , but take him and hand him over to Count
Frijs . I reassured him , but , as they had made no arrangements where to meet ...
He was extremely nervous , and , holding my hand in his two hands , besought
me not to leave him alone in the jungle , but take him and hand him over to Count
Frijs . I reassured him , but , as they had made no arrangements where to meet ...
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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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