Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations / Braille

A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

715,906 braille cells · 759 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,954 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.