Publisher's Synopsis
Personal Shorthand Reader Nr. 1: Irving�������s Rip Van Winkle is a book written by Washington Irving and published in 1922. This book is a collection of short stories that have been written in personal shorthand, a type of shorthand that was popular in the early 20th century. The book contains a phonetic print key that allows readers to easily understand the shorthand text. The main story in the book is Rip Van Winkle, which tells the story of a man who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up 20 years later to find that the world has changed. Other stories in the book include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Specter Bridegroom. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in learning personal shorthand or for those who want to read classic literature in a unique format.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
