Frances reads Neville's long letter, written in October 1907, as Neville (sibling No.4) went travelling through Europe, after farewelling his family at Longton Avenue in Sydenham.
He travels through Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy on his way to Naples, where he boards his ship to travel back to Africa.
Neville wrote this letter on Wednesday 23rd October 1907, from the Hotel International au Lac, in Lugano, Switzerland. The hotel is right on the waterfront of Lake Lugano, and is still there today.
We hear about his train journeys, what he sees and does and how much everything costs. It is really quite a remarkable snapshot of what Europe was like in 1907.
Intro - 00:00
Neville's letter, 23 October - 1:38
Notes on Neville's letter - 19:03
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