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 131
... later that he had returned and paid in cash for the licence . The rest of his story I heard much later . He had somehow or other got himself engaged to the rather plain daughter of a respec- table and fairly flourishing business man in ...
... later that he had returned and paid in cash for the licence . The rest of his story I heard much later . He had somehow or other got himself engaged to the rather plain daughter of a respec- table and fairly flourishing business man in ...
Page 144
... later kings , with the forms of some of the Hindu deities , amongst whom Vishnu and Kali are occasionally depicted with similarly projecting canines . " But I think one can find a likeness to the Tooth nearer home than the Hindu deities ...
... later kings , with the forms of some of the Hindu deities , amongst whom Vishnu and Kali are occasionally depicted with similarly projecting canines . " But I think one can find a likeness to the Tooth nearer home than the Hindu deities ...
Page 239
... later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting and after pro- longed discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was ended . These were ...
... later the leaders again asked to see me . We had a meeting and after pro- longed discussion a settlement was proposed to which they said all would agree . Three days later it was announced that the Hakim dispute was ended . These were ...
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