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 91
... night and day and , when not there , patrolling the camp or trying police court cases . In a letter to Lytton I wrote : " The work is consequently going on day and night and I have only been about 3 or 4 hours in bed out of the last 72 ...
... night and day and , when not there , patrolling the camp or trying police court cases . In a letter to Lytton I wrote : " The work is consequently going on day and night and I have only been about 3 or 4 hours in bed out of the last 72 ...
Page 195
... night of the full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would spend my night at the water hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole in this way and just watching the ani- mals come and drink ; I took my rifle and ...
... night of the full moon , so I told him that I would and that I would spend my night at the water hole . I was very fond of sitting up over a water hole in this way and just watching the ani- mals come and drink ; I took my rifle and ...
Page 228
... night round the temple and one night when I went to bed , a child was screaming and crying in a terrible way in the courtyard of the temple just below my room . After a bit , I could not stand it , called my boy , and told him to go ...
... night round the temple and one night when I went to bed , a child was screaming and crying in a terrible way in the courtyard of the temple just below my room . After a bit , I could not stand it , called my boy , and told him to go ...
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