Record Number: 30345

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'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

Date:

Between 25 May 1916 and 31 Oct 1916

Country:

Mesopotamia [Iraq]

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Mosul

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Collis Spackman

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

n/a

Date of Birth:

23 Sep 1889

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Medical Officer, RAMC

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Mesopotamia [Iraq]

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

La Vie Parisienne

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30345

Source:

Print

Author:

W. C. Spackman

Editor:

Tony Spackman

Title:

Captured at Kut: The Great War Diaries of Colonel W C Spackman

Place of Publication:

Barnsley

Date of Publication:

2008

Vol:

n/a

Page:

103

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

W. C. Spackman, Tony Spackman (ed.), Captured at Kut: The Great War Diaries of Colonel W C Spackman (Barnsley, 2008), p. 103, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=30345, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None