“This book describes the life of Louis Braille who, blinded accidentally as a young boy, was sent to an institution in Paris where he devoted his life to developing the finger system for reading now used by the blind all over the world. He died at the age of 43, unknown and unhonoured. The author tells of the trials and torments Braille suffered in his attempts to perfect the system and to get it accepted.” (Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
Out of Darkness: the Story of Louis Braille
Author:Russell Freedman Year: 1997 RIDBC Renwick Centre Library Reference:362.41092 FREE
“An extremely well-written and informative book that tells about Braille’s life and the development of his alphabet system for the blind. Freedman’s gift for making his subjects both accessible and intriguing comes through wonderfully in this book. Readers learn not only about Braille and his struggle to communicate through the written word once he lost his sight, but also how long it took for his revolutionary innovation to become universally accepted. They also become aware of how isolated the blind were before his invention.” (Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
Louis Braille: a Touch of Genius
Author: Michael C. Mellor Year: 2006 RIDBC Renwick Centre Library Reference:362.41092 MELL
“Thoroughly researched and charming, this coffee-table book is overstuffed with pictures, letters and every type of Louis Braille memorabilia available. Unabashedly admiring, the author acknowledges his goal is not to write a “pathography” of Braille, and indeed, readers will find none of Braille’s hidden vices (nor any hints of their presence) to enliven this life story. But Braille’s life in the middle of the 19th century provides a rich story: a man who, blinded during boyhood, devoted himself to teaching other blind people better ways of negotiating their world. In addition to devising the raised-dot alphabet, Braille also set up a system for musical notation and built printing machines for his alphabets”. (Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
Books
Triumph Over Darkness: the Life of Louis Braille
Author: Lennard Bickel
Year: 1988
RIDBC Renwick Centre Library Reference: 362.41092 BRAI:B
“This book describes the life of Louis Braille who, blinded accidentally as a young boy, was sent to an institution in Paris where he devoted his life to developing the finger system for reading now used by the blind all over the world. He died at the age of 43, unknown and unhonoured. The author tells of the trials and torments Braille suffered in his attempts to perfect the system and to get it accepted.”
(Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
Out of Darkness: the Story of Louis Braille
Author: Russell Freedman
Year: 1997
RIDBC Renwick Centre Library Reference: 362.41092 FREE
“An extremely well-written and informative book that tells about Braille’s life and the development of his alphabet system for the blind. Freedman’s gift for making his subjects both accessible and intriguing comes through wonderfully in this book. Readers learn not only about Braille and his struggle to communicate through the written word once he lost his sight, but also how long it took for his revolutionary innovation to become universally accepted. They also become aware of how isolated the blind were before his invention.”
(Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
Louis Braille: a Touch of Genius
Author: Michael C. Mellor
Year: 2006
RIDBC Renwick Centre Library Reference: 362.41092 MELL
“Thoroughly researched and charming, this coffee-table book is overstuffed with pictures, letters and every type of Louis Braille memorabilia available. Unabashedly admiring, the author acknowledges his goal is not to write a “pathography” of Braille, and indeed, readers will find none of Braille’s hidden vices (nor any hints of their presence) to enliven this life story. But Braille’s life in the middle of the 19th century provides a rich story: a man who, blinded during boyhood, devoted himself to teaching other blind people better ways of negotiating their world. In addition to devising the raised-dot alphabet, Braille also set up a system for musical notation and built printing machines for his alphabets”.
(Editorial review, Amazon 2008, retrieved 19th November 2008)
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