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 156
... Tissamaharama in regret for Rachel , dejection , and yet at the same time with a kind of relief . That , I suppose , was in 1909 or 1910 ; I must return to Kandy and 1907. There was too much work at Kandy , though I never really mind ...
... Tissamaharama in regret for Rachel , dejection , and yet at the same time with a kind of relief . That , I suppose , was in 1909 or 1910 ; I must return to Kandy and 1907. There was too much work at Kandy , though I never really mind ...
Page 199
... Tissamaharama , where tame buffaloes were being continually infected by dis- eased wild buffaloes , I did something by large - scale removal of uninfected buffaloes to remote places where they might escape infection . For instance , I ...
... Tissamaharama , where tame buffaloes were being continually infected by dis- eased wild buffaloes , I did something by large - scale removal of uninfected buffaloes to remote places where they might escape infection . For instance , I ...
Page 255
... Tissamaharama , 175 ; 199 Tooth , Buddha's , 142-145 ; 159 ; 162 Twynam , Sir William , 104– 105 Tyrrell , Sir , F. G. , 134 ; 136 Vaithianathan , Sir K. , 163 Vigors , C. T. D. , 24-25 Voltaire , 12 ; 23 ; 37 ; 65 Waterhole , 195–198 ...
... Tissamaharama , 175 ; 199 Tooth , Buddha's , 142-145 ; 159 ; 162 Twynam , Sir William , 104– 105 Tyrrell , Sir , F. G. , 134 ; 136 Vaithianathan , Sir K. , 163 Vigors , C. T. D. , 24-25 Voltaire , 12 ; 23 ; 37 ; 65 Waterhole , 195–198 ...
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