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 76
Then they took him to the Maniagar's house , beat him with sticks and whips ,
pushed pins down his nails , and tortured him generally until he confessed . He
said that he had taken the boy to Kangesanturai , carried him out into the sea ,
knelt ...
Then they took him to the Maniagar's house , beat him with sticks and whips ,
pushed pins down his nails , and tortured him generally until he confessed . He
said that he had taken the boy to Kangesanturai , carried him out into the sea ,
knelt ...
Page 91
At one time we were fishing a Bank nearly 20 miles away and the boats , with a
favourable wind , took four or five hours to get in , but the wind was consistently
unfavourable and day after day they took 12 , 24 , or even 36 hours to reach the ...
At one time we were fishing a Bank nearly 20 miles away and the boats , with a
favourable wind , took four or five hours to get in , but the wind was consistently
unfavourable and day after day they took 12 , 24 , or even 36 hours to reach the ...
Page 204
He took the cub and reared it . He had a small Sinhalese boy who drove his
bullock cart and the bear became passionately devoted to the boy . I have never
known a more charming animal than this bear . He was half - grown when I first
knew ...
He took the cub and reared it . He had a small Sinhalese boy who drove his
bullock cart and the bear became passionately devoted to the boy . I have never
known a more charming animal than this bear . He was half - grown when I first
knew ...
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