#SolveItDickens: Workshop 1

Claire Wood

Join us for a practical deciphering workshop, exploring an item of Charles Dickens's shorthand writing

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Hosts: Dr Claire Wood (University of Leicester) and Professor Hugo Bowles (University of Foggia)Format: Zoom meeting (online)This hands-on workshop will familiarise you with the principles of decoding Gurney&#x27;s Brachygraphy - the obscure shorthand system learnt by Victorian writer, Charles Dickens - and enable you to have a go at deciphering one of Dickens&#x27;s shorthand texts.AudienceNo previous knowledge or experience is required to take part and the workshop is open to all, aged 18 and over. If you enjoy word puzzles and exploring history, this could be just the thing for you! You may also find #SolveItDickens workshops helpful if you are planning to enter the <a href="https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code/events/shorthand-mysteries" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">&#x27;Decoding Dickens&#x27; prize competition</a>.Further InformationThis is the first of three #SolveItDickens sessions taking place between October-December 2021. Each tackles a different theme, so you can attend all three or just come along to individual workshops.#SolveItDickens is part of the AHRC-funded &#x27;Dickens Code&#x27; project. For further details please visit our <a href="https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a>.Image: A twentieth-century attempt to decipher Dickens&#x27;s shorthand, from the Carlton papers. Courtesy of the Charles Dickens Museum (ref. TT5).

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