Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Teaching / The Wide Awake Third Reader / Braille

The Wide Awake Third Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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

186,225 braille cells · 193 embossed pages at 40×25 · 3,261 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.