Under the terms of his will, Bernard Shaw provided for the design and publication of a new and more efficient alphabet of at least 40 letters.
This book publishes one of Shaw's classic plays in parallel text, with Shaw's new alphabet on the left and traditional print on the right. Sir James Pitman (famous shorthand developer) was one of those who worked to develop the alphabet, and he was convinced that the new alphabet is both more legible and one-third more economical in space than traditional printing. Ultimately such advantages would lead to greater speed in both reading and writing, he and Shaw believed.
The keys necessary for deciphering the new alphabet are included with the book. "It is for the English-speaking public to decide whether Shaw's alphabet deserves now to supplement, and in time virtually to supplant, the Roman letters which have been in use for many centuries."
A curiosity - an interesting study for linguistics students. ( )