Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / The Handy Horse-book / Braille

The Handy Horse-book ⠃⠗⠋ 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

304,391 braille cells · 312 embossed pages at 40×25 · 256 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.