Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Teaching / The Ontario High School Reader / Braille

The Ontario High School Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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

495,142 braille cells · 511 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,351 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.