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Reading of 'Didactic', a shorthand dictation exercise from the notebooks of Dickens's shorthand pupil Arthur Stone

Reading of an extract in which Dickens's son recalls lessons with his father

Reading of an extract in which John Cayford recalls Dickens describing his shorthand as the 'devil's handwriting'

Reading of 'Nelson', a shorthand dictation exercise from the notebooks of Dickens's shorthand pupil Arthur Stone

Reading of 'The Two Brothers', a shorthand dictation exercise from the notebooks of Dickens's shorthand pupil Arthur Stone

Reading of a passage from chapter 38 of David Copperfield, in which David's friend Tommy Traddles helps him to practice writing shorthand by dictating speeches

Reading of 'Travelling', a shorthand dictation exercise from the notebooks of Dickens's shorthand pupil Arthur Stone

An example of automated character extraction from a shorthand exercise

An oval black and white photograph on a plain background of the head and shoulders of a young man. He gazes straight at the camera. His wavy hair is neatly brushed up and away from his face. He is dressed in a white shirt, dark tie and dark blazer with a floral decoration in his left lapel.
A carte-de-visite of Henry Fielding Dickens

A printed page from a book. In small text the page is headed 'Of David Copperfield'. The page number in the top right corner reads 385. The text is headed 'Chapter XXXVIII A Dissolution of Partnership'. The page has four paragraphs of text.
Text from the first page of chapter 38 of David Copperfield
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