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 51
If you walked to the edge of the bastion and looked down upon the esplanade
you saw below you a small erection which looked like a hen coop ; in this there
lived another devil or God whose power or reputation was considerable , for
many ...
If you walked to the edge of the bastion and looked down upon the esplanade
you saw below you a small erection which looked like a hen coop ; in this there
lived another devil or God whose power or reputation was considerable , for
many ...
Page 73
But I was left with a feeling of tenseness , failure , and unhappiness . And in the
feeble light of the oil lamp on the verandah I saw that the Red Indian face was
puckered with worry and she looked as if she might at any moment burst into
tears .
But I was left with a feeling of tenseness , failure , and unhappiness . And in the
feeble light of the oil lamp on the verandah I saw that the Red Indian face was
puckered with worry and she looked as if she might at any moment burst into
tears .
Page 176
... the long purple line of the great mountains , from which I looked down that
evening with Rachel . One ' s memory in connection with places is curiously
erratic . There are two things about my house in Hambantota which I remember
vividly .
... the long purple line of the great mountains , from which I looked down that
evening with Rachel . One ' s memory in connection with places is curiously
erratic . There are two things about my house in Hambantota which I remember
vividly .
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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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