Listings for Reader:
William Collis Spackman
Click here to select all entries:
: La Vie Parisienne
'My difficulties were much increased because none of the Turks could speak English. To get over this handicap, I tried to recollect some French, that admirable language so widely understood, if not spoken, throughout the Middle East. In the absence of language primers or serious books, I was assisted by being able to borrow some rather salty French novels and some old copies of [italics] La Vie Parisienne [end italics].'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Collis Spackman Print: Serial / periodical
: "salty French novels"
'My difficulties were much increased because none of the Turks could speak English. To get over this handicap, I tried to recollect some French, that admirable language so widely understood, if not spoken, throughout the Middle East. In the absence of language primers or serious books, I was assisted by being able to borrow some rather salty French novels and some old copies of [italics] La Vie Parisienne [end italics].'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: William Collis Spackman Print: Book
Robert Browning : "The Wanderers"
'... as we drifted gaily down the sparkling river [Tigris] in perfect autumnal weather, I thought of Browning's [italics] Wanderers [end italics] .... For on my kelek I had my [italics] Book of Verses [end italics], my Loaf of Bread and even my Jug of Wine and I only lacked some visionary "Thou" beside me.'
