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‘Travelling’ part III

Where will these ‘travels’ take us? Help us to find out by taking part in our #SolveItDickens challenge for October, which focuses on the third part of ‘Travelling’.
Deadline: 31 October 2022

Past challenges

‘Travelling’ part II

Our September #SolveItDickens challenge turns to the second part of ‘Travelling’. How does the text continue? We’ll need to transcribe the shorthand to find out!
Deadline: 3 October 2022

A man in Victorian dress is confronted by a ghost in a white sheet
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The story of ‘The Two Brothers’

This shorthand exercise begins ‘I once heard a story’, but a story about what?
Find out more about this haunting tale of ‘The Two Brothers’ and download a transcript in this post.

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Resources

Getting started Not sure where to start? Download our ‘Beginner’s Guide to Gurney’s Brachygraphy‘. The same file is provided in .docx and .pdf formats for your convenience. Decoding Dickens’s shorthand Digital resources Below are a range of free-to-access digital resources…

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