A Short Christmas Sermon: Keeping Christmas
Here is another writing from the pen of Henry van Dyke, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: a-short-christmas-sermon-keeping-christmas.pdf
Doctor Dobbs and His Horse Nobbs
Here is an amusing story, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: doctor-dobbs-and-his-horse-nobbs.pdf
Halloween in America
How did Halloween become so popular in the United States? This small article, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg, explains it. Attachment: halloween-in-america.pdf
Superfluous Energy
This is an essay about wasted energy, by American Presbyterian minister Frank Crane from his book Adventures in Common Sense, and transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: superfluous-energy.pdf
The Pleasures of Science
British statesman Henry Peter Brougham, who famously designed the brougham horse carriage in the 19th century, studied natural sciences, mathematics, and law in the University of Edinburgh, and wrote the preface to the scientific encyclopedia The Circle of Sciences. I transcribed an extract of the preface in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-pleasures-of-science.pdf
America
An essay about America, from the book Let the Record Speak by American journalist Dorothy Thompson, here transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: america.pdf
Diamond Jubilee, Series 90, and Centennial Gregg: A Comparison
With the introduction of the Diamond Jubilee Series (DJS) in 1963, Louis Leslie expanded on the simplifications that were introduced by him in 1949 in the Simplified Series (discussed here and in my comment here), based on analysis obtained from actual notes written from dictation by students and stenographers. The addition of more simplifications to…
Some Random Thoughts
From The Wilderness World of John Muir, here are some random thoughts about nature in general by the Scottish-born American naturalist, author, philosopher, botanist, and zoologist, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: some-random-thoughts.pdf
Three Days to See
Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after contracting an unknown illness when she was 19 months old. What would she have done if she had full command of her sight and hearing for just three days? Find out in this essay written by her and transcribed by me for the blog in Centennial Gregg….
Kit Carson
This is an short account of the fascinating life of Kit Carson, one of the most important figures in the westward expansion of the United States, written by American author, naturalist, and botanist Donald Culross Peattie. I transcribed it for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: kit-carson.pdf