Robin Redbreast
This is a beautiful story by the great Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, here transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: robin-redbreast.pdf
Remarks upon Receiving the Nobel Prize
American novelist and short story writer William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 “for his forceful and independently artistic contribution to modern American fiction.” Here is his Nobel banquet speech, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: remarks-upon-receiving-the-nobel-prize.pdf
Where Bush Pilots Fly
The airplane has been called “the backbone of transportation” in Alaska. Scheduled flights over established routes connect all cities and towns. Daring bush pilots fly their own planes anywhere at any time, often to remote areas far off the regular routes. In this selection from his book Alaska, the Forty-Ninth State, Willis Lindquist describes the…
Skiing in a Nutshell
This is a nice story by American writer Dorothy Maywood Bird that first appeared in the April 1943 issue of the magazine Calling All Girls. Here it is transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: skiing-in-a-nutshell.pdf
The Gift of the Magi
Initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title “Gifts of the Magi” December 1905, then in book form in the O. Henry Anthology The Four Million in April 1906, here’s the story transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: the-gift-of-the-magi.pdf
Tales from the Travels of Baron Munchausen
Here are the first two adventures from the famous book, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: tales-from-the-travels-of-baron-munchausen.pdf
The Uses of the Hand
A thoughtful essay on the various uses of our hands, here transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-uses-of-the-hand.pdf
John Maynard, the Hero-Pilot
This is a small story of bravery, written by John B. Gough, who was well known in his lifetime as a temperance advocate and orator. Here it is transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: john-maynard-the-hero-pilot.pdf
Mama and the Idle Roomer
This is an interesting short story from the American writer Kathryn Forbes, written in Simplified by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: mama-and-the-idle-roomer.pdf
Our National Anniversary
This selection about the fourth of July, here written in Simplified by yours truly. Attachment: our-national-anniversary.pdf