Library / Art / The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction / Braille
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt
77,260 braille cells · 82 embossed pages at 40×25 · 234 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠑⠇⠧⠑⠀⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀ ⠏⠁⠏⠽⠗⠊⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠏⠥⠗⠉⠓⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀ ⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀ ⠁⠝⠀⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠎⠁⠊⠇⠕⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀ ⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙ ⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠥⠍⠍⠊⠑⠎⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀ ⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀ ⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠏⠞⠕⠇⠑⠍⠊⠑⠎⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠗⠕⠇⠇⠎⠀ ⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠉⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠗⠑⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠎ ⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠗⠕⠇⠇⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠍⠏⠕⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀ ⠁⠎⠞⠕⠝⠊⠎⠓⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠠⠉⠁⠍⠏⠁⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠑⠎⠕⠎⠞⠗⠊⠎⠀⠠⠗⠓⠁⠍⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀ ⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠠⠎⠑⠞⠓⠕⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠠⠎⠑⠞⠓⠕⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠠⠎⠑⠎⠕⠕⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀ ⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠙⠂⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠗⠍⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠍⠁⠝⠥⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀ ⠙⠑⠉⠇⠁⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠊⠁⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗ ⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀ ⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠊⠝⠞⠓⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.