The Dot and Line Alphabet by Edward Everett Hale
The story revolves around a fictional universal language system consisting of dots and lines, which can be used to convey complex ideas and emotions. The narrator discovers this alphabet in an ancient manuscript and becomes obsessed with deciphering its meaning. As he delves deeper into the script, he begins to see it as a potential solution for global communication and understanding.
By Edward Everett Hale · First published 1870 · Genre: Children's Literature, Educational, Illustrated · 4,012 words
First lines
[This sketch was originally published in the Atlantic Monthly for October, 1858, just at the time that the first Atlantic Cable, whose first prattle had been welcomed by the acclamations of a continent, gasped its last under the manipulations of De Sauty. It has since been copied by Mr. Prescott in his valuable hand-book of the electric telegraph.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Edward Everett Hale
- Date: 1870 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Children's Literature, Educational, Illustrated, Fiction, Short Stories
- Length: 4,012 words
- Structure: 1 section, 27 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Children's Literature — The book is primarily aimed at young readers with simple language and illustrations.
- Educational — The book teaches the alphabet using dots and lines, making it instructional.
- Illustrated — The book contains numerous illustrations to aid in learning.
- Fiction — The book uses fictional elements to engage children in learning.
Tags
Alphabet · Language · Communication · Symbolism · Typography · Writing System · Code · Cryptography · Encoding · Decoding · Message · Transmission