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 37
... fact happened was that I had put the finishing touches to a façade behind which I could con- ceal or camouflage my intellect and also hide from most people , both in Ceylon and for the remainder of my life , the fact that I am mentally ...
... fact happened was that I had put the finishing touches to a façade behind which I could con- ceal or camouflage my intellect and also hide from most people , both in Ceylon and for the remainder of my life , the fact that I am mentally ...
Page 108
... fact answering about 500 letters every day , for otherwise the number of un- answered letters would continually increase and eventu- ally you would be answering letters today which you re- ceived months and years ago . Therefore if you ...
... fact answering about 500 letters every day , for otherwise the number of un- answered letters would continually increase and eventu- ally you would be answering letters today which you re- ceived months and years ago . Therefore if you ...
Page 168
... fact that hundreds of other men in Ceylon had been hanged for precisely similar kill- ings . All the evidence , in all countries and at all times , goes to show that capital punishment is not a deterrent of crime ; in fact , by the ...
... fact that hundreds of other men in Ceylon had been hanged for precisely similar kill- ings . All the evidence , in all countries and at all times , goes to show that capital punishment is not a deterrent of crime ; in fact , by the ...
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