Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / A Book for All Readers / Braille

A Book for All Readers ⠃⠗⠋ 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

958,688 braille cells · 1,015 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,897 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.