/Sandbox George Arthur Gaskell (1844 – April 18,1885) was an American professor and penman, and the author or compiler of several reference works, including Complete Compendium of Elegant Writing (1873), The penman's hand-book (1883–full title: The penman’s hand-book, for penmen and students, embracing a history of writing… many complete alphabets... Also, chapters on teaching penmanship, business letter writing, off-hand flourishing, etc.) and Gaskell's Compendium of Forms (1879–full title: Gaskell's compendium of forms, educational, social, legal and commercial, embracing a complete self-teaching course in penmanship and bookkeeping, and aid to English composition… and a complete guide to parliamentary practice, the whole forming a complete encyclopedia of reference).