Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue / Braille

The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue ⠃⠗⠋ 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

222,782 braille cells · 233 embossed pages at 40×25 · 730 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.