Category Archives: Deseret Alphabet Classics

The Time Machine

The Time Machine (Deseret Alphabet Classics)

by H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells (1866–1946) was an English writer and social critic. He wrote numerous books on various topics and in various genres, but he is best known today for his science fiction. Together with Jules Verne, he is regarded as one of the fathers of the field. The Time Machine was Wells’ first major success. It is the first successful work portraying time travel via a scientific device and introduced the term “time machine.” Suffused with Wells’ socialist perspective, it is both a sharp criticism of the English class system and an riviting adventure set in the declining years of the human race. This edition is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for English developed by the University of Deseret in the 1850s and 1860s.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Format: Paperback, 112 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 14, 2013
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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (Deseret Alphabet Classics)

by Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s famous novel of manners, marriage, and misunderstanding celebrates its 200th birthday by being published for the first time in the Deseret Alphabet.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Format: Paperback, 408 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; April 1, 2013
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Youth

Youth (Deseret Alphabet Edition)

by Isaac Asimov

“Youth” is a 1952 novelette by the late Isaac Asimov, and the one story of his to have entered the public domain. It is here presented for the first time in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for the writing of English.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Copyright: John H. Jenkins (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5)
Publisher: John H. Jenkins
Published: September 4, 2012
Format: Paperback, 65 pages
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The “Bab” Ballads

The Bab Ballads (Deseret Alphabet Classics)

by Sir William S. Gilbert

The “Bab” Ballads are a collection of light verse by Sir William S. Gilbert (1836–1911). In writing the Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique “topsy-turvy” style, where the humor was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert’s cynical and satirical approach to humour. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters, and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. This edition is in the Deseret Alphabet.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 19, 2013)
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Lectures on Faith

The Lectures on Faith (Deseret Alphabet Classics)

“The Lectures on Faith are a series of short theo- logical lessons taught in the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio. For many years, they were included in the Doctrine and Covenants. The Lectures are one of the most important early documents in Mormon theology. Study of the Lectures remains of key importance to the study of LDS history and the Mormon understanding of God. This is their first publication in the Deseret Alphabet.”

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Format: Paperback, 112 pages
Publisher: Tejat, Inc.; 1 edition (February 11, 2013)
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Tales of the Macabre

Tales of the Macabre (Deseret Alphabet Edition)

by Edgar Allan Poe

Fifteen stories from the American Master of gothic horror: “MS. Found in a Bottle,” “Berenice,” “Morella,” “King Pest,” “Ligeia,” “How to Write a Blackwood Article,” “The Predicament,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Tell-tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,” “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado.” The stories range from the horrifying to the humorous, but all are written with Edgar Allan Poe’s characteristic expressive style, and all are focused on the twin themes of death and decay. All are among the very greatest of tales of the macabre.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Published: 9 October 2012
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5
Format: Hardcover 199 Pages
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A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet (Deseret Alphabet Edition)

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This, The First Sherlock Holmes Novel, Includes A Long Section Giving The Background For The Crime Being Investigated-A Lurid Tale Of Murder And Forced Marriage Inspired By The Anti-Mormon Literature Common In Victorian Britain. As A Back-Handed Recognition Of This Connection To Mormonism, This Edition Is In The Deseret Alphabet, A Phonetic Alphabet For English Developed In The Utah Portrayed In The Book. This Is The First Full-Length Novel Published In The Deseret Alphabet And The First Book Published In The Deseret Alphabet Since The 1860’s.

This edition was made available by John H. Jenkins Deseret Alphabet Classics.

Format: Paperback 212 pages
Publisher: lulu.com
Published: 23 July 2012
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