| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Gurney and sons -- The devil's handwriting -- Despotic readings -- The stenographic mind -- Reporting -- PKWK -- Plays of the pen -- Stenographic literacy -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
In this ground-breaking interdisciplinary study, Hugo Bowles tells the story of Dickens's stenographic journey from his early encounters with the 'despotic' shorthand symbols of Gurney's Brachygraphy in 1828 to his lifelong commitment to shorthand for reporting, letter writing, copying, and note-taking |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on April 24, 2020) |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
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| SUBJECT |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 fast |
| Subject |
Shorthand.
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LANGUAGE ARTA & DISCIPLINES -- Style Manuals.
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Shorthand -- Stenoscript ABC
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191872648 |
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0191872644 |
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9780192564337 |
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0192564331 |
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