Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Englishman's House: A Practical Guide for Selecting and Building a House / Braille

The Englishman's House: A Practical Guide for Selecting and Building a House ⠃⠗⠋ 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

485,125 braille cells · 513 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,492 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.