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According to Mary S. Lovell's The Sisters : The Saga of the Mitford Family, Lord Redesdale was probably an undiagnosed dyslexic, who read, wrote and spoke fluent French--so definitely not illiterate.

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Were Nancy Mitford’s parents illiterate ? They were members of the aristocracy. Uneducated perhaps, but unable to read and write ?

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