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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Over and over again in Ceylon my surroundings would suddenly remind me of
that verse in Elton ' s poem : I wonder if it seems to you , Luriana , Lurilee , That
all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be Are full of trees and changing ...
Over and over again in Ceylon my surroundings would suddenly remind me of
that verse in Elton ' s poem : I wonder if it seems to you , Luriana , Lurilee , That
all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be Are full of trees and changing ...
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kind of country there are no trees and changing leaves , and , as far as my
experience goes , there are no Luriana Lurilees . But over a very large part of
Ceylon the country is the exact opposite of the sandy austerity of Jaffna and
Hambantota ...
kind of country there are no trees and changing leaves , and , as far as my
experience goes , there are no Luriana Lurilees . But over a very large part of
Ceylon the country is the exact opposite of the sandy austerity of Jaffna and
Hambantota ...
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It was surrounded on all sides by thick jungle and was raised above the jungle so
that the tops of the nearest trees were level with it . On one side of the water hole
and about 5 or 6 yards from it rose a great rock or gigantic boulder , 12 or 15 ...
It was surrounded on all sides by thick jungle and was raised above the jungle so
that the tops of the nearest trees were level with it . On one side of the water hole
and about 5 or 6 yards from it rose a great rock or gigantic boulder , 12 or 15 ...
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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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