Growing Seven Years in Ceylon

Growing is a portrait of a young man sent straight out from university to help govern Ceylon. It is doubtful that any Empire at any time has been served by such an intelligent, dutiful, hardworking and incorruptible civil servant as the young Leonard Woolf. He was determined to do what was good but discovered for himself that colonial rule, be it ever so high-minded, is fated to do wrong. Growing is also a deeply affectionate account of the mystery, magic and savage beauty of Ceylon at the turn of the century, an island whose diverse beliefs and cultures Woolf had the time and wit to explore in detail.

ISBN:	9781780600710
Publisher:	Eland
Imprint:	Eland
Published date:	04 Sep 2015
DEWEY:	954.9302092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	206
Weight:	270g
Height:	216mm
Width:	147mm
Spine width:	14mm

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