Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Philosophy / Über den Bildungstrieb / Braille

Über den Bildungstrieb ⠃⠗⠋ 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

86,988 braille cells · 94 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,055 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.