The Inventor of the Numeral-Type for China (Classic Reprint): By the Use of Which Illiterate Chinese Both Blind and Sighted Can Very Quickly Be Taught ... to Read and Write Fluently (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A simple, groundbreaking system helps illiterate Chinese learn to read and write—blind and sighted alike. It explains a two‑stage approach that began for the blind and later opened a wider path for illiterate readers across China, using a numeral-based type that is easy to learn and quick to master.

This book outlines how Murray’s Numeral Type was designed to represent Mandarin sounds through embossed digits and lines, making reading possible for those who could not read traditional characters. It also shows how the invention was adapted with visible black lines for sighted learners, enabling rapid literacy and writing practice in a single method.

• How a simple set of geometric symbols can teach reading and writing quickly.


• The practical impact for missionary work and literacy among illiterate populations.


• The journey from idea to production, including printing challenges and collaborations.


• Differences between the blind‑origin system and its sighted adaptation.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of literacy, education, and the cross‑cultural efforts to spread reading in 19th‑century China.

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