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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It stood upon a peninsula — the Jaffna peninsulawhich is connected with the
mainland of Ceylon by a narrow causeway , Elephant Pass . As we approached
Elephant Pass in the early morning , the country gradually changed .
It stood upon a peninsula — the Jaffna peninsulawhich is connected with the
mainland of Ceylon by a narrow causeway , Elephant Pass . As we approached
Elephant Pass in the early morning , the country gradually changed .
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It was the last thing I heard as I fell asleep at night , the first thing I heard when I
woke in the morning — the moment of silence , the heavy thud ; the moment of
silence , the heavy thud — the rhythm of the sea , the rhythm of Hambantota .
It was the last thing I heard as I fell asleep at night , the first thing I heard when I
woke in the morning — the moment of silence , the heavy thud ; the moment of
silence , the heavy thud — the rhythm of the sea , the rhythm of Hambantota .
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30 p . m . wers Next morning at Talawa a villager told me à curious story about
buffaloes . I had several times during the out break been told that buffaloes which
got the disease would often break out madly and travel long distances to die in ...
30 p . m . wers Next morning at Talawa a villager told me à curious story about
buffaloes . I had several times during the out break been told that buffaloes which
got the disease would often break out madly and travel long distances to die in ...
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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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