Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / The Schoolmaster / Braille

The Schoolmaster ⠃⠗⠋ 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

324,525 braille cells · 338 embossed pages at 40×25 · 864 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.