Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Education / Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary / Braille

Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary ⠃⠗⠋ 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

374,849 braille cells · 387 embossed pages at 40×25 · 76 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.