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 76
... body into the sea . The headmen collected 20 or 30 villagers and all day long we toiled over the burning blinding white sand watching the men wading along the shore searching for the body . We did not find the body . I knew there was a ...
... body into the sea . The headmen collected 20 or 30 villagers and all day long we toiled over the burning blinding white sand watching the men wading along the shore searching for the body . We did not find the body . I knew there was a ...
Page 95
... body and the rest of his crew were still on board . As small- pox had broken out in the camp , I kept all the Arabs on board and sent for the Medical Officer . When he came , I went down to the shore with him . Four men waded out to the ...
... body and the rest of his crew were still on board . As small- pox had broken out in the camp , I kept all the Arabs on board and sent for the Medical Officer . When he came , I went down to the shore with him . Four men waded out to the ...
Page 167
... body went on twitching violently and the executioner went and pulled on the legs . In the other case four men had to hang one morning and they were hanged two by two . The first two were hanged correctly , but either they gave one of ...
... body went on twitching violently and the executioner went and pulled on the legs . In the other case four men had to hang one morning and they were hanged two by two . The first two were hanged correctly , but either they gave one of ...
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