Catalog

• Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis CarrollEnglish · Fantasy, Children'sMedium2 h 13 min
• Through the Looking-GlassLewis CarrollEnglish · Fantasy, Children'sMedium2 h 29 min
• MetamorphosisFranz KafkaEnglish · Short stories, ClassicsMedium1 h 50 min
• The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis StevensonEnglish · Horror, ClassicsMedium2 h 8 min
• A Christmas CarolCharles DickensEnglish · Classics, FantasyMedium2 h 23 min
• The Time MachineH. G. WellsEnglish · Science fiction, ClassicsMedium2 h 42 min
• The Call of the WildJack LondonEnglish · Adventure, ClassicsMedium2 h 39 min
• The Happy Prince, and Other TalesOscar WildeEnglish · Children's, Short storiesEasy1 h 22 min
• The Aesop for ChildrenAesopEnglish · Children's, Short storiesEasy2 h 17 min
• The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix PotterEnglish · Children'sEasy5 min
• The Velveteen RabbitMargery Williams BiancoEnglish · Children'sEasy20 min
• The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeEnglish · Drama, SatireMedium1 h 44 min
• The Gift of the MagiO. HenryEnglish · Short storiesEasy10 min
• La vida de Lazarillo de TormesAnónimoSpanish · Adventure, Satire, ClassicsMedium1 h 40 min
• Platero y yoJuan Ramón JiménezSpanish · ClassicsMedium2 h 38 min
• El sí de las niñasLeandro Fernández de MoratínSpanish · DramaMedium1 h 38 min
• Ratón PérezLuis ColomaSpanish · Children'sEasy22 min
• Candide, ou l'optimismeVoltaireFrench · Satire, PhilosophyMedium2 h 50 min
• Zadig, ou la DestinéeVoltaireFrench · Philosophy, AdventureMedium2 h 16 min
• Poil de CarotteJules RenardFrench · ClassicsMedium2 h 45 min
• Les malheurs de SophieComtesse de SégurFrench · Children'sEasy2 h 46 min
• Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveillesLewis CarrollFrench · Fantasy, Children'sMedium2 h 12 min
• Riquet à la HouppeCharles PerraultFrench · Children's, FantasyMedium11 min
• Quatre contesProsper MériméeFrench · Short stories, ClassicsMedium2 h 53 min
• Die VerwandlungFranz KafkaGerman · Short stories, ClassicsMedium1 h 37 min
• Das UrteilFranz KafkaGerman · Short storiesMedium21 min
• ImmenseeTheodor StormGerman · Romance, ClassicsMedium49 min
• Peter Schlemihls wundersame GeschichteAdelbert von ChamissoGerman · FantasyMedium1 h 50 min
• Der StruwwelpeterHeinrich HoffmannGerman · Children's, PoetryEasy15 min
• Max und MoritzWilhelm BuschGerman · Children's, PoetryEasy13 min
• Le avventure d'Alice nel paese delle meraviglieLewis CarrollItalian · Fantasy, Children'sMedium1 h 59 min
• Favole per i Re d'oggiErcole Luigi MorselliItalian · SatireMedium1 h 34 min
• Sei personaggi in cerca d'autoreLuigi PirandelloItalian · DramaMedium1 h 34 min
• Novelle lombardeAvancinio AvanciniItalian · Short storiesMedium2 h 16 min
• L'ignoto: NovelleSalvatore Di GiacomoItalian · Short storiesMedium2 h 41 min
• IracemaJosé de AlencarPortuguese · Romance, ClassicsMedium2 h 34 min

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About the catalog

Public-domain classics and children's stories from Project Gutenberg, Wikisource and Epubbooks. Every book takes under 3 hours to read and is easy or medium difficulty. Pick a language, level and genre, open a book, and read it with inline translation, word lookup, audio and flashcards. Can't find yours? Search Free books to look through Project Gutenberg, Wikisource and more.

Are the books in the catalog really free?

Yes. Every book is in the public domain and comes from Project Gutenberg, Wikisource or Epubbooks. Reading them in PolyglotReader costs nothing.

How long does a catalog book take to read?

Each book shows its reading time, measured from the real text at 200 words per minute, a comfortable pace for language learners. No book in the catalog takes more than 3 hours.

What do the Easy and Medium levels mean?

Easy books use short sentences and everyday words, like fairy tales and fables. Medium books are standard literary prose without much archaic or specialised vocabulary. Harder books are left out of the catalog.

Can I read books that are not in the catalog?

Yes. Switch to "All of Project Gutenberg" to search about 78,000 public-domain books in 15 languages. The search runs in your browser and forgives typos, so a misspelled title or author still finds the book. Those books are not rated for difficulty or length, and they are public domain in the United States, so check your own country's rules before sharing copies.

Where are the books stored once I open them?

The text is downloaded when you open a book and saved in your browser, so it works offline afterwards. Nothing is stored on a server, and your reading progress stays on your device.