Charles Dickens's shorthand notebook 'Part 6: Examples'

A sheet of paper mounted in a large book. Five lines of Brachygraphy shorthand characters are handwritten in blue ink with annotations in between. Some words and phrases in the annotated explanations of the characters are underlined.

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Title

Charles Dickens's shorthand notebook 'Part 6: Examples'

Subject

notebook
Charles Dickens
shorthand learning

Description

A page from Dickens's shorthand teaching notebook, explaining how to use the Brachygraphy system. This page provides a range of example phrases.

Creator

Dickens, Charles

Source

Manuscript Shorthand Book (English MS 725), University of Manchester, John Rylands Institute and Library, Manchester

Date

nineteenth century

Rights

Copyright of the University of Manchester. You may use this photograph in accordance with the license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Format

image/jpg

Language

English
Brachygraphy shorthand

Identifier

JRL18026676

Citation

Dickens, Charles, “Charles Dickens's shorthand notebook 'Part 6: Examples',” The Dickens Code, accessed June 24, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/72.

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