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 130
Quarter of an hour later the man and the peon reappeared and a sheaf of papers
was laid on my table . I glanced through them and signed my name in various
places and gave them back to the peon without looking at the white man or
saying ...
Quarter of an hour later the man and the peon reappeared and a sheaf of papers
was laid on my table . I glanced through them and signed my name in various
places and gave them back to the peon without looking at the white man or
saying ...
Page 220
They arrived in a 1 motor - car two or three days later . Baron Axel Blixen was a
middle - aged man with mutton - chop whiskers , watery eyes , and a distant
resemblance to the Prince Consort . He was extremely nervous , and , holding my
...
They arrived in a 1 motor - car two or three days later . Baron Axel Blixen was a
middle - aged man with mutton - chop whiskers , watery eyes , and a distant
resemblance to the Prince Consort . He was extremely nervous , and , holding my
...
Page 239
In fact a few days later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting
and after prolonged discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all
would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was
ended ...
In fact a few days later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting
and after prolonged discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all
would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was
ended ...
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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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