Dear Hugh
There is no French Kipling Society, but we do have a number of members in
France, including Max Rives, who translates Kipling stories into French, to
whom I will copy your note. I will also send it out to our 'Mailbase'
discussion group, and I will be surprised if within a day or two we don't
manage to dig something up.
All good wishes, John Radcliffe (Electronic Editor - and ex-beeb)
PS If - as a kiplingophile - you feel like joing us, there is an application
form on www.kipling.org.uk
PS2 To access the mailbase you first need to go through a joining procedure.
If you could tell me what problems you are experiencing I will try and
unscramble them for you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Hugh Schofield <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:45 PM
Subject: kipling's french godson
>
> i wonder can you help me. i am the bbc's paris correspondent, and being
> something of a kiplingophile have had the idea of trying to trace the
man's
> french godson. according to birkenhead's biography, kipling befriended a
> french soldier who's life had been saved by the copy of Kim he kept in his
> breast pocket. this man was "maurice hammoneau". he had a son in 29
called
> jean, who became rk's godson. he would be only 70 today, so might be still
> alive.
>
> I have a feeling the spelling of the name is wrong, because there is
no-one
> called "hammoneau" in any french phone-book.
>
> any help or advice would be gratefully accepted. is there for example a
> french kipling society?
>
> hugh schofield
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