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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The bitch immediately sat up in the basket growling ; Harward walked straight up to her , patted her on the head and made her lie down , and carried the basket with the whole family quietly in it into the other room .
The bitch immediately sat up in the basket growling ; Harward walked straight up to her , patted her on the head and made her lie down , and carried the basket with the whole family quietly in it into the other room .
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And before dinner on my last evening 7 Rachel took me for a walk on the estate . 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 ...
And before dinner on my last evening 7 Rachel took me for a walk on the estate . 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 ...
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Following me and murmuring as I walked to the trap they had less understanding of my ways , my intentions , my affection for them than the half - bred bitch walking at my heels . They were the nicest of people and I was very fond of ...
Following me and murmuring as I walked to the trap they had less understanding of my ways , my intentions , my affection for them than the half - bred bitch walking at my heels . They were the nicest of people and I was very fond 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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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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