Tag: simplified

From his book Eyes and Ears, here is Henry Ward Beecher’s description of the colors of the season, transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: autumn-colors.pdf

Here is an interesting story, transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: the-man-on-the-horse.pdf

Here is an excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1888 essay The Lantern-Bearers, in which he describes the “sport” of “lantern-bearing” practiced by him in his youth. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-lantern-bearers.pdf

Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, who lived during the third century B.C. In this essay by the Russian-born American scientist Isaac Asimov from his book Breakthroughs in Science, he talks about the life and achievements of Archimedes. I transcribed in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: archimedes-I-can-move-the-world.pdf

Here is one of Walt Whitman’s most famous poems, transcribed by yours truly in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: i-hear-america-singing.pdf

Just after the explosion of the USS Maine in 1898 that led to the Spanish American War, the United States sought the cooperation of General Calixto García, commander of the Cuban rebel forces, who was seeking independence from Spain. A secret mission to meet him was arranged by the Department of War and  Lt. Colonel…

A previous post described an encounter with an iceberg in high seas, from Two Years Before the Mast, by American lawyer and politician Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Here is another excerpt, this time from Chapter III, describing the crew aboard his ship, the brig Pilgrim. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment:…