Cracking the Dickens Code.

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Опубликовано: 02.06.2022, 07:56

Автор: МБЦ

Charles Dickens loved puzzles. As a reporter, he often used a writing technique called shorthand. Shorthand, or stenography, is a system for fast writing that uses symbols or abbreviations for letters, words, or phrases. Although he used it extensively for parliamentary reporting, letter writing, and note taking, little is known about how he did so.

The unique system that he developed, based upon Gurney's “Brachygraphy”, is complex and puzzling; Dickens himself called it a 'savage stenographic mystery'.

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