Curated by Genre

Gothic Fiction

From Mary Shelley's laboratory to Shirley Jackson's haunted house, gothic fiction explores the fears lurking beneath civilized life. Two free public-domain classics and four modern picks that define the genre.

Classic Mystery

The detective story's golden age produced literature's sharpest minds. Start free with Sherlock Holmes, then follow Christie and Chandler into darker territory.

Victorian Fiction

Victorian novelists mapped the tensions between individual desire and social expectation with unrivalled depth. Two free classics from Cyber Library, two essential annotated editions.

Regency Romance

Jane Austen invented the template; Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series perfected the modern form. Start free with the original, then fall down the rabbit hole.

Classic Fantasy

From Lewis Carroll's rabbit hole to Tolkien's Middle-earth, fantasy builds secondary worlds that illuminate our own. One timeless free classic, four essential modern reads.