Tag: readingmaterial

From the book The Use of Life by English banker, scientist, and politician Sir John Lubbock, here is an excerpt on reading, transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: delights-of-reading.pdf

Henry Robson Richardson was one of America’s most famous architects. Born in Louisiana in 1838, he studied at Harvard, Tulane, as well as the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. One of his major works is Boston’s Trinity Church. Bishop Phillips Brooks was the rector of this Episcopal church and wrote an article in 1886 for…

Here are some wise words by British politician Sir John Lubbock from his book The Use of Life, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: a-cheerful-spirit.pdf  

Here is an extract from the book The Conduct of Life, a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: eyes.pdf

Here is a selection from Chapter IX of the book First Impressions of England and Its People, by the Scottish geologist and writer Hugh Miller, about the ocean, “the great agent of change and dilapidation.” I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: traces-of-the-ocean.pdf

Here is a beautiful selection from Volume 1 of the book Modern Painters, by English writer, philosopher, and art critic John Ruskin, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-open-skies.pdf

This satirical story was written by English actor, playwright, poet, composer, and songwriter George Alexander Stevens. I transcribed it for the blog in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: law-or-bullum-versus-boatum.pdf