| Author |
: John Robert Gregg |
| Publisher |
: CreateSpace |
| Total Pages |
: 240 |
| Release |
: 2013-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 |
: 1490569065 |
| ISBN-13 |
: 9781490569062 |
| Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Basic Principles of Gregg Shorthand by : John Robert Gregg
Download or read book The Basic Principles of Gregg Shorthand written by John Robert Gregg and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An EXACT reproduction from the original book THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GREGG SHORTHAND by John Robert Greg first published in 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. John Robert Gregg, (born June 17, 1867, Rockcorry, County Monaghan, Ire.—died Feb. 23, 1948, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Irish-born American inventor of a shorthand system named for him.Gregg developed an interest in speed writing when he was 10 years old, and by the age of 21, in Glasgow, he had published a 28-page pamphlet, Light-Line Phonography (1888), presenting his own shorthand alphabet, which was phonetic and based on the regular cursive movements of familiar longhand. This alphabet later was adapted to 13 languages.