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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, c...

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Main Author: Bowles, Hugo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870
Shorthand.
Shorthand > Stenoscript ABC.
Sténographie > Stenoscript ABC.
LANGUAGE ARTA & DISCIPLINES > Style Manuals.
Shorthand > Stenoscript ABC
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191872648
0191872644
9780192564337
0192564331