Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904 to 1911Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs. |
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... Assistant , Wilfrid Thomas Southorn , who eventually became Sir W. T. Southorn , Governor of Gambia , and who married my sister Bella . In order that the reader may understand the autobiographical story of the follow- ing six years , I ...
... Assistant , Wilfrid Thomas Southorn , who eventually became Sir W. T. Southorn , Governor of Gambia , and who married my sister Bella . In order that the reader may understand the autobiographical story of the follow- ing six years , I ...
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... Assistant and your G.A.'s opinion of you had a considerable effect upon your career , for it influenced the minds of the great men far off in the Secretariat in Colombo , the Second Assist- ant Colonial Secretary , the Principal Assistant ...
... Assistant and your G.A.'s opinion of you had a considerable effect upon your career , for it influenced the minds of the great men far off in the Secretariat in Colombo , the Second Assist- ant Colonial Secretary , the Principal Assistant ...
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... Assistant Agent . It was where I acted before for a month , but it is almost certain that this time I should have ... Assistants to do . But of course he could not " stand in the way of to my career " . His line was that I was 125 JAFFNA.
... Assistant Agent . It was where I acted before for a month , but it is almost certain that this time I should have ... Assistants to do . But of course he could not " stand in the way of to my career " . His line was that I was 125 JAFFNA.
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