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 the first Anniversary edition of the Diamond Necklace. It is from March 1931. Georgie Gregg Gingell’s 1923 pre-Anniversary plates were slightly modified to conform to Anniversary Shorthand. (This type of plate modification is similar to what was done for Alice in Wonderland in 1931.) This book was replaced in 1933 by the green…
This is the second Gregg Shorthand version of Hamlet written in Gregg Shorthand. This version was published in December 1931 to match the 1929 Anniversary Gregg Manual. The shorthand plates are by Winifred Kenna Richmond. After careful research, I have determine that this 1931 book entered the public domain as soon as it was first…
This story by O. Henry and written in Anniversary, appeared on the March and April 1935 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: the-red-roses-of-tonia.pdf
This short story, originally titled “Shoes”, was authored by O. Henry. The Anniversary shorthand version appeared on the March and April 1930 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: shoes-ships.pdf
Here is an English Text version of Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. It is from a 1909 Book “Selected Tales of Mystery” by Edgar Allen Poe. This can be used with the Pre-Anniversary Shorthand version I posted earlier. I have not yet compared this English text to the Shorthand plates…
Here is “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe in Pre-Anniversary Shorthand. Someone gave this to me. I don’t know that exact date, but it seems to be from around 1920. Pages 5 through 7are faded and hard to read. There are 20 pages with no cover. Attachment: FallOfHouseOfUsherPA1916_Circa1920.pdf (by Paul…
Here is an English Text version of Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. It is from a 1909 Book “Selected Tales of Mystery” by Edgar Allen Poe. This can be used with the 1922 Shorthand version I posted earlier. I have not yet compared this English text to the Shorthand plates to…
Here is Edgar Allen Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death.” This was serialized in 6 parts in the April and May 1922 issues of the Gregg Writer Magazine. These plates were not published in a separate Gregg publication. Attachment: MasqueOfRedDeathPA1916_GW1922.pdf (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Thanks to Paul’s research, we have this Dickens classic. From the info in the previous post, I made a PDF. It’s sort of slapped together, but it seems to print okay. Attachment: DickensPoorRelationPA1916_Pub1926.pdf
Here is a link to a rare Gregg Novel. It can be read online only. It is “Poor Relations Story” by Charles Dickens. It was published in 1926 in England with plates by Georgie Gregg Gingell. It was not published in the United States as far as I know. http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/uidb&CISOPTR=9643&CISOSHOW=9609 Here is an English text…