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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Page 40
He turned upon me , red in the face , and violently told me that I was talking
nonsense . Emboldened by Charles , the dead cat , and the dead snake , I told
him what cards had been played by whom and turned up the trick which proved
that he ...
He turned upon me , red in the face , and violently told me that I was talking
nonsense . Emboldened by Charles , the dead cat , and the dead snake , I told
him what cards had been played by whom and turned up the trick which proved
that he ...
Page 155
We had slipped into a long silence and suddenly the narrow path turned round a
great rock and brought us out on to a broad ledge with a sheer drop thousands of
feet down to the sea level and the low country , and with a superb , terrific view ...
We had slipped into a long silence and suddenly the narrow path turned round a
great rock and brought us out on to a broad ledge with a sheer drop thousands of
feet down to the sea level and the low country , and with a superb , terrific view ...
Page 206
He fell upon the rocks below , turned another somersault round another boulder ,
and there again was the end of his tail jutting out beyond the rock . Very very
cautiously we crept down with our rifles ready and peered round the rock . He
was ...
He fell upon the rocks below , turned another somersault round another boulder ,
and there again was the end of his tail jutting out beyond the rock . Very very
cautiously we crept down with our rifles ready and peered round the rock . He
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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| 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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