Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / The Chief End of Man / Braille

The Chief End of Man ⠃⠗⠋ 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

444,392 braille cells · 472 embossed pages at 40×25 · 820 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.