Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? / Braille

Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? ⠃⠗⠋ 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

423,360 braille cells · 450 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,584 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.