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The Tavistock Letter
Shorthand copy of a letter that Dickens wrote to J. T. Delane, editor of The Times, in May 1859
Sydney Smith Part 2 Version B
The second page of a shorthand dictation exercise titled 'Sydney Smith' by a practiced shorthand writer. The exercise is dictated from ‘Lecture IX: On the Conduct of the Understanding’ by the philosopher Sydney Smith.
Sydney Smith Part 1 Version B
A shorthand dictation exercise titled 'Sydney Smith' by a practiced shorthand writer. The exercise is dictated from ‘Lecture IX: On the Conduct of the Understanding’ by the philosopher Sydney Smith.
Sydney Smith Part 1 Version A
A shorthand dictation exercise titled 'Sydney Smith' by someone less experienced with the Brachygraphy system. The exercise is dictated from ‘Lecture IX: On the Conduct of the Understanding’ by the philosopher Sydney Smith.
Hereditary Privilege Part 2
The second and final part of a critique of hereditary privilege, written in shorthand
Hereditary Privilege Part 1
The bottom half of the page features the first part of a critique of hereditary privilege, written in shorthand. The top half features the third and final part of 'Sydney Smith' version B.
Sunday Night Fifth February 1860 Part 1
A shorthand dictation exercise based upon 'Lecture XIV, On the Beautiful – Part II', by the philosopher Sydney Smith. Smith's lecture begins with a quotation from another lecture by Sir Joshua Reynolds entitled Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal…
Travelling Part 3
The third and final part of a meditation on the benefits of travel, written in shorthand
Travelling Part 2
The second part of a meditation on the benefits of travel, written in shorthand
Travelling Part 1
The first part of a meditation on the benefits of travel, written in shorthand