Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 19 (of 20) / Braille

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 19 (of 20) ⠃⠗⠋ 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

578,433 braille cells · 612 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,399 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.