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The Rise And Fall Of Handwriting
Melville House
January 2009
On Sale: January 20, 2009
208 pages
ISBN: 1933633670
EAN: 9781933633671
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in
Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed
“penmanship nut” who loves the act of taking pen to paper.
So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting
drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it
gave her pause: “There is a widespread belief that, in a
digital world, forming letters on paper with a pen is
pointless and obsolete,” she says, “and anyone who thinks
otherwise is right up there with folks who still have
fallout shelters in their backyards.” Florey tackles the importance of writing by hand and its
place in our increasingly electronic society in this
fascinating exploration of the history of handwriting.
Weaving together the evolution of writing implements and
scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of
American penmanship, the growth in popularity of handwriting
analysis, and the many aficionados who still prefer
scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, she asks the
question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in
today’s busy world?
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