Our work on Notebook D continues, with the end now in sight – and a mysterious text from an unknown source has emerged! Can you crack it? Download an entry form and have a go.
Deadline: 2 August 2024
Author: The Dickens Code
Solution to the May 2024 Challenge
The Dickens Decoders matched most of the shorthand in our May challenge to passages from Sydney Smith’s work – but two unidentified lines remain! Find out more and download a line-by-line transcript here.
June 2024 challenge: Notebook D continued
We’re getting close to the end of Notebook D, setting four more pages for our challenge this June. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 1 July 2024
2024 Easter Challenge Solution: A new Dickens shorthand mystery?
Rather than a new mystery, the curious ‘specimen’ of shorthand from The Strand Magazine turned out to be an old ‘friend’ from the Brachygraphy manual… Find out more and download a line-by-line transcript here.
May 2024 challenge: Notebook D continued
We’re continuing Arthur Stone’s Notebook D this May. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 31 May 2024
Easter challenge: a new Dickens shorthand mystery?
Over Easter, we’re inviting you to dig into a new Dickens shorthand mystery… Find out more and download a competition entry form here.
Deadline: 3 May 2024
Continuing Notebook D II: Solutions
The Dickens Decoders have made short work of a further four pages from ‘Notebook D’, which Arthur Stone kept from his shorthand lessons with Dickens. Find out more about the source texts and download a line-by-line transcript here.
Continuing Notebook D II Challenge
From February to mid-March, we’re continuing Arthur Stone’s Notebook D. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 15 March 2024
Continuing Notebook D: Solutions
The Dickens Decoders have continued to make progress on Notebook D from Arthur Stone’s shorthand lessons with Dickens! Find out more here.
Christmas and New Year Challenge: Continuing Notebook D
For our Christmas and New Year challenge, we’re continuing Arthur Stone’s Notebook D. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 31 January 2024