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 211
... jungle is a terribly cruel place . It is difficult to know exactly why I found the jungle so fascinating . It is a cruel and a dangerous place , and , being a cowardly person , I was always afraid of it . Yet I could not keep away from ...
... jungle is a terribly cruel place . It is difficult to know exactly why I found the jungle so fascinating . It is a cruel and a dangerous place , and , being a cowardly person , I was always afraid of it . Yet I could not keep away from ...
Page 213
... jungle , go due south , and I would soon strike the track on which I had left the pony . Now I was faced with a circle of jungle a mile or more round this open space , and the wall of trees and leaves was exactly the same all round the ...
... jungle , go due south , and I would soon strike the track on which I had left the pony . Now I was faced with a circle of jungle a mile or more round this open space , and the wall of trees and leaves was exactly the same all round the ...
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... jungle , and I set off towards the light of what I took to be the setting sun . After slow progress through thick thorn jungle for about a quarter of an hour , I came to the conclusion that something was wrong , because I had not ...
... jungle , and I set off towards the light of what I took to be the setting sun . After slow progress through thick thorn jungle for about a quarter of an hour , I came to the conclusion that something was wrong , because I had not ...
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