The Holy Night
This is a beautiful Christmas story by Swedish author and teacher Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-holy-night.pdf
A Miserable Merry Christmas
From the autobiography of American journalist Lincoln Steffens, this story takes us to the author’s childhood, growing up in Sacramento, and his memories of one particular Christmas. This story was adapted as a short film. Here is the story in Anniversary Gregg transcribed by me. Attachment: a-miserable-merry-christmas.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
Penmanship Practice – December 2019
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A Christmas Effigy – 1916 Pre-anniversary Shorthand
A Christmas Effigy was serialized in 1916 pre-anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1921 and January 1922. This story by Archie P. McKishnie appeared in the Farmers’ Magazine (Toronto). I cannot seem to find a biography on this man, but here is a link to a bibliography with a few of his works:…
The Holly Tree by Dickens in Anniversary Shorthand
The Holly Tree (1855) by Charles Dickens appeared in a collection book called Christmas Stories (1854?). It was serialized in Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1944 and January 1945. It is difficult to determine whether the story first appeared in the Christmas Stories collection or in a separate book or magazine. There…
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, I transcribed the famous poem in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: twas-the-night-before-christmas.pdf
A Kidnapped Santa Claus
This is a delightful Christmas story by Frank Baum, which first appeared in the December 1904 issue of The Delineator. I transcribed it for the blog in Anniversary. Attachment: a-kidnapped-santa-claus.pdf
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Here is the classic Christmas story told by the Brothers Grimm, which I transcribed for the blog in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.pdf
All That Listens Is Not Old
This Christmas-themed short story, written in Diamond Jubilee, was published in the December 1965 Today’s Secretary. Attachment: All_That_Listens.pdf