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The village in the jungle is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Woolf, Leonard (1880–1969).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf is a novel published in 1913, based on his experiences as a colonial administrator in British Ceylon. The story follows Silindu, a poor farmer in the village of Beddegama, and his two daughters as they struggle against poverty, disease, superstition, and an unsympathetic colonial system. Ground-breaking for being written from the native rather than colonial perspective, the novel depicts how the family confronts manipulation by village authorities that leads to tragedy and a murder trial.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The village in the jungle
- Author credits: Woolf, Leonard (1880–1969)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- British -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- Colonial administrators -- Fiction
- Culture conflict -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
- Imperialism -- Fiction
- Political fiction
- Sri Lanka -- Fiction
- Villages -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
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