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].' |
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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): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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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, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | "salty French novels" |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
Record ID: | 30346 | |
Source - | ||
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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=30346, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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