The Story of My Experiments with Truth · Character
Mr. Hills
A British vegetarian activist who corresponded with Gandhi.
minor
Also known as Mr. Hills
First appearance: part i xvii experiments in dietetics
Mr. Hills shows up with force in Shyness My Shield. The page is where that presence becomes real.
President of the Vegetarian Society and puritan who moved to remove Dr.
Mr. Hills first appears in 0019 part i xvii experiments in dietetics.
In Shyness My Shield: President of the Vegetarian Society and puritan who moved to remove Dr. Allinson from the Society.
Later, in Brahmacharya—I: Advocate of internal self-control over external contraceptive methods, whose views had a lasting effect on Gandhi.
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