Classics for Adults

Classic stories from world literature for grown-up readers. The full text, free and with no sign-up.

34 books and stories

DraculaPublished in 1897 Bram Stoker · About 12 hours read Frankenstein; or, The Modern PrometheusPublished in 1818 Mary Shelley · About 5 hours read Wuthering HeightsPublished in 1847 Emily Brontë · About 8 hours read The Great GatsbyPublished in 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald · About 4 hours read Pride and PrejudicePublished in 1813 Jane Austen · About 9 hours read The Call of the WildPublished in 1903 Jack London · About 2 hours read Moby-Dick; or, The WhalePublished in 1851 Herman Melville · About 15 hours read A Christmas CarolPublished in 1843 Charles Dickens · About 2 hours read The Secret GardenPublished in 1911 Frances Hodgson Burnett · About 6 hours read Jane EyrePublished in 1847 Charlotte Brontë · About 13 hours read Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydePublished in 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson · About 2 hours read Oliver TwistPublished in 1838 Charles Dickens · About 11 hours read Little WomenPublished in 1868 Louisa May Alcott · About 14 hours read Robinson CrusoePublished in 1719 Daniel Defoe · About 9 hours read Adventures of Huckleberry FinnPublished in 1884 Mark Twain · About 8 hours read White FangPublished in 1906 Jack London · About 5 hours read The Boscombe Valley MysteryPublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 40 min read The Adventure of the Blue CarbunclePublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 35 min read The Adventure of the Copper BeechesPublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 45 min read The Five Orange PipsPublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 30 min read The Adventure of the Beryl CoronetPublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 40 min read A Case of IdentityPublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 30 min read The Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbPublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 35 min read The Hound of the BaskervillesPublished in 1902 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 4 hours read Lost FacePublished in 1910 Jack London · About 20 min read To Build a FirePublished in 1908 Jack London · About 30 min read TrustPublished in 1910 Jack London · About 20 min read A Scandal in BohemiaPublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 35 min read The Red-Headed LeaguePublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 40 min read The Adventure of the Speckled BandPublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 45 min read The Adventure of the Noble BachelorPublished in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 35 min read Flush of GoldPublished in 1910 Jack London · About 25 min read That SpotPublished in 1910 Jack London · About 20 min read The Man with the Twisted LipPublished in 1891 Arthur Conan Doyle · About 40 min read