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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... Empress of the French 37 years ago appeared to make no difference to the etiquette of her Court in King's Pavilion , Kandy . It seemed to me not inappropriate that the old lady in her make - believe Court should be , under a ...
... Empress of the French 37 years ago appeared to make no difference to the etiquette of her Court in King's Pavilion , Kandy . It seemed to me not inappropriate that the old lady in her make - believe Court should be , under a ...
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... Empress Eugénie . In 1908 her face to me seemed positively ugly . Other accounts by people who knew her well do not agree with this ; for instance , Ethel Smyth wrote of the Empress in Impressions that Remained : " I remember saying to ...
... Empress Eugénie . In 1908 her face to me seemed positively ugly . Other accounts by people who knew her well do not agree with this ; for instance , Ethel Smyth wrote of the Empress in Impressions that Remained : " I remember saying to ...
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... Empress to arrive . When she came , an absurd procession formed up . Clifford was a very tall man , over six foot high , with a broad strong body and a large head and face . He and the Empress led the procession and they walked so ...
... Empress to arrive . When she came , an absurd procession formed up . Clifford was a very tall man , over six foot high , with a broad strong body and a large head and face . He and the Empress led the procession and they walked so ...
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