Audio recording: Dickens recalls his early experiences as a reporter
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Title
Audio recording: Dickens recalls his early experiences as a reporter
Subject
shorthand
shorthand reporting
Description
Reading of an extract from Dickens's 1865 ‘Speech to the Newspaper Press Fund’, in which he describes the difficulties of shorthand reporting on the move
Creator
Gerrard, Dominic
Date
2023
Rights
You may use this recording in accordance with the license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Credit: Dominic Gerrard
Format
audio/wav
Language
English
Identifier
Dickens Reporter in Carriage.wav
Sound Item Type Metadata
Duration
0:27
Transcription
Title: Dickens recalls his early experiences as a reporter
Transcription: I have often transcribed for the printer from my shorthand notes, important public speeches in which the strictest accuracy was required […] writing on the palm of my hand, by the light of a dark lantern, in a post chaise and four, galloping through a wild country, all through the dead of night, at the then surprising rate of fifteen miles an hour.
Transcription: I have often transcribed for the printer from my shorthand notes, important public speeches in which the strictest accuracy was required […] writing on the palm of my hand, by the light of a dark lantern, in a post chaise and four, galloping through a wild country, all through the dead of night, at the then surprising rate of fifteen miles an hour.
Collection
Citation
Gerrard, Dominic, “Audio recording: Dickens recalls his early experiences as a reporter,” The Dickens Code, accessed July 19, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/15.