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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 21
Page 69
... usually played singles together , and I handed Dutton over to them ; for the next few months Dutton used to come and play nearly every evening a hopelessly incompetent game of tennis with Miss Case and Miss Beeching . And I think I ...
... usually played singles together , and I handed Dutton over to them ; for the next few months Dutton used to come and play nearly every evening a hopelessly incompetent game of tennis with Miss Case and Miss Beeching . And I think I ...
Page 79
... usually a very nasty and brutish man . But in my case , actual experience from the inside of the administration of law and of what is called justice pro- duced in me an ineradicable and melancholy disillusion- ment with those whose duty ...
... usually a very nasty and brutish man . But in my case , actual experience from the inside of the administration of law and of what is called justice pro- duced in me an ineradicable and melancholy disillusion- ment with those whose duty ...
Page 80
... usually full of the most ancient and fish - like smelling bilge water , the sun and stench combined were formidable . Punakari was one of the most deso- late and out of the way places in Ceylon . There was no road to it from anywhere ...
... usually full of the most ancient and fish - like smelling bilge water , the sun and stench combined were formidable . Punakari was one of the most deso- late and out of the way places in Ceylon . There was no road to it from anywhere ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afternoon Anuradhapura Arabs Arachchi asked Assistant Government Agent Baron Blixen became boat Buddhist buffaloes bullock cart bungalow cattle Ceylon Civil Service civil servant Colombo completely Court curious deal deer District Dutton Elephant Pass Empress Empress Eugénie Engelbrecht enquiry extremely face felt Game Sanctuary Giruwa Pattu Governor Hambantota Hambantota District head headmen immense Jaffna kachcheri Kandy Kandyan Kataragama kind knew koddu lagoon Leonard Woolf leopard letter to Lytton lewaya licences lived looked Magampattu Mannar ment miles mind months morning never night Office Assistant one's oysters Pearl Fishery planters play Police Magistrate Province remember Rest House riding rinderpest road round salt sand seemed shooting side Sinhalese social Southorn strange suddenly Superintendent of Police talked Tamil Tangalla temple tennis thing Tissa Tissamaharama told took town trees Twynam Uva Province verandah village Walasmulla walked water hole Woolf