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 79
... ment with those whose duty it is to do justice and protect law and order . Too often one watches the line between the criminal and the policeman or the judge growing thinner and thinner . As I pointed out in Sowing , the faces of ...
... ment with those whose duty it is to do justice and protect law and order . Too often one watches the line between the criminal and the policeman or the judge growing thinner and thinner . As I pointed out in Sowing , the faces of ...
Page 108
... ment , the registration and filing department . I do not believe that any civil servant had ever before really in- spected the filing departments of the three kachcheris in which I served . They were all monuments of official in ...
... ment , the registration and filing department . I do not believe that any civil servant had ever before really in- spected the filing departments of the three kachcheris in which I served . They were all monuments of official in ...
Page 170
... ment Agent , Hambantota , in the Southern Province . I had less than four years ' service and this was extraordin- arily rapid promotion , for I was the youngest A.G.A. and three years younger than the next youngest A.G.A. But it was ...
... ment Agent , Hambantota , in the Southern Province . I had less than four years ' service and this was extraordin- arily rapid promotion , for I was the youngest A.G.A. and three years younger than the next youngest A.G.A. But it was ...
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