Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness / Braille

The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness ⠃⠗⠋ 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

416,670 braille cells · 435 embossed pages at 40×25 · 792 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.