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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But the civilized joke against a person allows us to satisfy our hatred of and
hostility against him just as the civilized dirty joke allows us to satisfy our
repressed sexual urges . Freud continues : Since we have been obliged to
renounce the ...
But the civilized joke against a person allows us to satisfy our hatred of and
hostility against him just as the civilized dirty joke allows us to satisfy our
repressed sexual urges . Freud continues : Since we have been obliged to
renounce the ...
Page 107
persons had to come through me and practically the only person whom he would
ever actually see was myself . If anyone came for an interview , they had to see
me and , if they wanted to go beyond me to him , they had to put what they ...
persons had to come through me and practically the only person whom he would
ever actually see was myself . If anyone came for an interview , they had to see
me and , if they wanted to go beyond me to him , they had to put what they ...
Page 116
He had an instinctive grasp of a “ situation ” and of the person with whom he was
“ dealing ” . I got on well with him because I understood him and he knew that I
understood him and that it was no good his trying to “ deal with ” me for I was ...
He had an instinctive grasp of a “ situation ” and of the person with whom he was
“ dealing ” . I got on well with him because I understood him and he knew that I
understood him and that it was no good his trying to “ deal with ” me for I was ...
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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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