The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
Here is an Anniversary shorthand story from the Gregg Writer. The Stage Coach (1820) was written by Washington Irving. Irving is famous for writing Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Both of these stories were published in separate Gregg Shorthand books for 1902, 1916, and 1929 shorthand. All Gregg Shorthand versions of…
Today I uploaded a PDF file to the Internet Archive that contains five Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews short stories written in Gregg Shorthand from the Gregg Writer. The stories are presented in chronological order, based on the original publication dates for the English versions. The stories were originally published from 1906 through 1913. They were…
Charles Dickens was still a young Parliamentary reporter — having learned Gurney Shorthand — when he wrote his first novel, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, otherwise known as The Pickwick Papers. The novel’s chapters were serially published over 20 months, from March 1836 to October 1837. This particular episode appears in Chapter 12….
Please help me test a new PDF file that contains ten O. Henry short stories written in Gregg Shorthand. The stories were serialized in 22 issues of the Gregg Writer magazine. All of the stories are in the public domain. This PDF file is not viewable on the Internet Archive viewer. You need to download…
In this short essay by American journalist Harry Esty Dounce, he rendered a posthumous tribute to his dog. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: some-nonsense-about-a-dog.pdf
This essay about the concept of liberty was transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: liberty.pdf
This is one of the most famous essays by Benjamin Franklin. Its message is still very relevant in today’s world. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-whistle.pdf
This selection is an excerpt from the book The Biography of a Grizzly by British-Canadian wildlife artist and author Ernest Seton-Thompson, here written by me in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: death-of-a-grizzly.pdf
In the last part of Will Durant’s description of the Japanese people, he focuses on their love for gardening and flowers. It was written by me in Anniversary Gregg. Attachment: the-poeple-of-japan-part-2.pdf
This selection by historian Will Durant from his book The Story of Civilization and transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg describes the fascinating Japanese culture, their ancient customs and rituals. Attachment: the-people-of-japan-part-1.pdf