2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bsie/reader/document/__init__.py b/bsie/reader/document/__init__.py
index 4ae3613..824ad86 100644
--- a/bsie/reader/document/__init__.py
+++ b/bsie/reader/document/__init__.py
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ _FILE_FORMAT_READERS: typing.Sequence[str] = (
 
 # exports
 __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
-    'Document'
+    'Document',
     )
 
 
 ## code ##
 
-class Document(chain.ReaderChain[typing.Sequence[str]]):
+class Document(chain.ReaderChain[typing.Sequence[str]]): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """Read paragraphs from a text file."""
 
     def __init__(self, cfg: typing.Optional[typing.Any] = None):
diff --git a/bsie/reader/document/_plain.py b/bsie/reader/document/_plain.py
index a589265..8ea3c43 100644
--- a/bsie/reader/document/_plain.py
+++ b/bsie/reader/document/_plain.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
 ## code ##
 
 class Plain(base.Reader):
+    """Read paragraphs (seperated by newline) from a plain text file."""
 
     _match: filematcher.Matcher
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class Plain(base.Reader):
             raise errors.UnsupportedFileFormatError(path)
 
         # open file in text mode
-        with open(path, 'rt') as ifile:
+        with open(path, 'rt', encoding='UTF-8') as ifile:
             return [line.strip() for line in ifile.read().split('\n') if len(line.strip()) > 0]
 
 ## EOF ##