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 61
After a year or two I don ' t think I shall write letters at all . ... At first it is a mere
whirl : sitting in sheer ignorance up there in the hum of the Court , writing down
the evidence , listening to the proctors and witnesses , thinking of questions to
ask ...
After a year or two I don ' t think I shall write letters at all . ... At first it is a mere
whirl : sitting in sheer ignorance up there in the hum of the Court , writing down
the evidence , listening to the proctors and witnesses , thinking of questions to
ask ...
Page 107
If anyone came for an interview , they had to see me and , if they wanted to go
beyond me to him , they had to put what they wanted to say in writing . This
applied even to Government servants . He would never see the head clerk or the
...
If anyone came for an interview , they had to see me and , if they wanted to go
beyond me to him , they had to put what they wanted to say in writing . This
applied even to Government servants . He would never see the head clerk or the
...
Page 172
But gradually our letters thinned out and sometimes weeks or months passed
without our writing . If two people are separated for years and by thousands of
miles , they can write to each other either every week or only at long intervals .
But gradually our letters thinned out and sometimes weeks or months passed
without our writing . If two people are separated for years and by thousands of
miles , they can write to each other either every week or only at long intervals .
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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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