Record Number: 30888

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Soldiers who have been out here 6 months can speak French, and some of the French can speak English perfectly. I can speak just a little French now. In most of the Y.M.C.A's at Aldershot ladies teach soldiers the French language free of charge. You can get 1d papers here with pretty well everything you want on it. On one side of the paper there are articles, and in English, opposite the English names, are the French names, which apply to the same article. Nutty idea isn't it.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

May 1916

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city
county
specific address

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:

Albert Edward Mortlock French

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jun 1899

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Apprentice fitter; Private, King's Royal Rifles

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: NewspaperManuscript: Codex

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30888

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Digitized version of manuscript letter, 15 May 1916, http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/la/Doc/Lettemp14.html

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Digitized version of manuscript letter, 15 May 1916, http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/la/Doc/Lettemp14.html, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30888, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None