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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Page 47
... Superintendent of Police in Jaffna , was an interesting example of all this . His brother Freddy was in the civil service , highly in- telligent , high up , and successful . Jimmy was the failure of the family and had been found a job ...
... Superintendent of Police in Jaffna , was an interesting example of all this . His brother Freddy was in the civil service , highly in- telligent , high up , and successful . Jimmy was the failure of the family and had been found a job ...
Page 75
... Superintendent of Police . In a letter to Lytton I tell him of an incident which shows the kind of thing one had to do as a Superintendent of Police . A Police Constable came to my bungalow early in the morning and told me that a small ...
... Superintendent of Police . In a letter to Lytton I tell him of an incident which shows the kind of thing one had to do as a Superintendent of Police . A Police Constable came to my bungalow early in the morning and told me that a small ...
Page 90
... Police Magistrate , and was Koddu Superintendent ; I was Assistant Koddu Super- intendent ; Stevenson was Superintendent of Police . Stevenson and I shared a bungalow . I was also Addi- tional Police Magistrate , and when I had time ...
... Police Magistrate , and was Koddu Superintendent ; I was Assistant Koddu Super- intendent ; Stevenson was Superintendent of Police . Stevenson and I shared a bungalow . I was also Addi- tional Police Magistrate , and when I had time ...
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