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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A . , Mr . Woolf , who were riding up the street in the opposite direction . As they
passed one another , Mr . Woolf turned his horse and deliberately hit Mr .
Sanderasekara in the face with his riding whip . When I first read this document , I
was ...
A . , Mr . Woolf , who were riding up the street in the opposite direction . As they
passed one another , Mr . Woolf turned his horse and deliberately hit Mr .
Sanderasekara in the face with his riding whip . When I first read this document , I
was ...
Page 113
I remembered that my horse had been restless , continually fidgeting and turning
round and round as I pointed out with my riding whip to Ferdinando Hamlyn Price
the old line of the street . And then I suddenly remembered that at some ...
I remembered that my horse had been restless , continually fidgeting and turning
round and round as I pointed out with my riding whip to Ferdinando Hamlyn Price
the old line of the street . And then I suddenly remembered that at some ...
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that , when I got on my horse and started to ride back to the place where I was to
sleep , I found that I had left it much too late . ... He suddenly insisted upon going
off at a right angle from the direction in which I was riding him . As I had no idea ...
that , when I got on my horse and started to ride back to the place where I was to
sleep , I found that I had left it much too late . ... He suddenly insisted upon going
off at a right angle from the direction in which I was riding him . As I had no idea ...
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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 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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