Free Classic Books to Read Online

Public-domain gothic, fantasy, romance and adventure classics you can read free on Project Gutenberg — ranked by popularity.

This list collects 8,754 books by 2,980 authors, published between 1600 and 2024. 8,754 are free to read and 1,581 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

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