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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Though they whole thing concerned me intimately , completely fascinated , with a grim objectivity I watched him “ dealing with ” the ... 1907 Jaffna I am sick and tired of things and I suppose I'm more than a fool for being so .
Though they whole thing concerned me intimately , completely fascinated , with a grim objectivity I watched him “ dealing with ” the ... 1907 Jaffna I am sick and tired of things and I suppose I'm more than a fool for being so .
Page 159
Another thing I liked about the Sinhalese was their religion . I am essentially and fundamentally irreligious , as I have explained in Sowing , but , if one must have a religion , Buddhism seems to me superior to all other religions .
Another thing I liked about the Sinhalese was their religion . I am essentially and fundamentally irreligious , as I have explained in Sowing , but , if one must have a religion , Buddhism seems to me superior to all other religions .
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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| 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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