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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... crows immediately flew down and sur- rounded him , eating the vomit as it came out of his mouth . Again no one seemed to be concerned and a waiter looked on impassively . Millington and I went round to the Secretariat to re- 22 GROWING.
... crows immediately flew down and sur- rounded him , eating the vomit as it came out of his mouth . Again no one seemed to be concerned and a waiter looked on impassively . Millington and I went round to the Secretariat to re- 22 GROWING.
Page 113
... round doors to see what the white men were stopping for . I remembered that my horse had been restless , continu- ally fidgeting and turning round and round as I pointed out with my riding whip to Ferdinando Hamlyn Price the old line of ...
... round doors to see what the white men were stopping for . I remembered that my horse had been restless , continu- ally fidgeting and turning round and round as I pointed out with my riding whip to Ferdinando Hamlyn Price the old line of ...
Page 195
... round except in this water hole . The Arachchi asked me to come and have a look at it . It would be the night of the ... round the hole was indeed terrible : in the water hole itself were the carcasses of four wild buffaloes and a ...
... round except in this water hole . The Arachchi asked me to come and have a look at it . It would be the night of the ... round the hole was indeed terrible : in the water hole itself were the carcasses of four wild buffaloes and a ...
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