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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... curious mixture of intense reality and unreality applied to all my seven years in Ceylon . If one lives where one was born and bred , the continuity of one's existence gives it and oneself and one's environment , which of course ...
... curious mixture of intense reality and unreality applied to all my seven years in Ceylon . If one lives where one was born and bred , the continuity of one's existence gives it and oneself and one's environment , which of course ...
Page 59
... curious feelings and excitement from these curious rare incidents and sights or else the boredom of work and the nausea of conversation . The following is perhaps worth quoting as giving a picture of a Ceylon hospital in 1905 : Last ...
... curious feelings and excitement from these curious rare incidents and sights or else the boredom of work and the nausea of conversation . The following is perhaps worth quoting as giving a picture of a Ceylon hospital in 1905 : Last ...
Page 104
... curious characters . One of the most curious exhibits was Sir William Twynam , K.C.M.G. When I knew him he was 79 years old , living in a house not far from our bungalow on the seashore , a straight - backed , lean , scraggy old man ...
... curious characters . One of the most curious exhibits was Sir William Twynam , K.C.M.G. When I knew him he was 79 years old , living in a house not far from our bungalow on the seashore , a straight - backed , lean , scraggy old man ...
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