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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... animals . They give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellect- ually . I get deep affection for cats and dogs , and indeed . for almost every kind of animal which I have kept . But I also derive very great pleasure from ...
... animals . They give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellect- ually . I get deep affection for cats and dogs , and indeed . for almost every kind of animal which I have kept . But I also derive very great pleasure from ...
Page 101
... animals , which , I know , will irritate many of my readers , I want to describe a curious incident which I saw take place in the bungalow by the sea . I have often heard of people who have a magnetic power over animals , but this is ...
... animals , which , I know , will irritate many of my readers , I want to describe a curious incident which I saw take place in the bungalow by the sea . I have often heard of people who have a magnetic power over animals , but this is ...
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... animals ; there was a hostile murmur from the small crowd . I explained to them that the owner had been warned , that by not impounding his animals he was in- fecting them and helping to spread the disease to other people's cattle all ...
... animals ; there was a hostile murmur from the small crowd . I explained to them that the owner had been warned , that by not impounding his animals he was in- fecting them and helping to spread the disease to other people's cattle all ...
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