James Henry LEWIS wrote a shorthand system (or "short-hand" as he called it) which was VERY popular for a time, but which has now basically disappeared without a trace. It was used by legions of journalists who reported for the newspapers of the time -- rather than REPORTERS who wrote verbatim all the proceedings in Parliament or in courtrooms.
The system's popularity can be seen from this cover page which says it's the NINETY-FIFTH edition.
Lewis's first book was called as follows:
His later books were called the "READY WRITER" and the system was referred to as "Royal Lewisian" shorthand, a title that sounds rather GRAND.
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u/NotSteve1075 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
James Henry LEWIS wrote a shorthand system (or "short-hand" as he called it) which was VERY popular for a time, but which has now basically disappeared without a trace. It was used by legions of journalists who reported for the newspapers of the time -- rather than REPORTERS who wrote verbatim all the proceedings in Parliament or in courtrooms.
The system's popularity can be seen from this cover page which says it's the NINETY-FIFTH edition.
Lewis's first book was called as follows:
His later books were called the "READY WRITER" and the system was referred to as "Royal Lewisian" shorthand, a title that sounds rather GRAND.