Foundation logo
Library

Public Domain Library

Great works of literature, freely available. Classic novels, poetry, plays, and essays — read online at onreaders.com.

Browse by Grade Level

Find age-appropriate classics for your classroom or homeschool — grouped by grade band.

Middle Grades

Grades 6–8

Coming-of-age stories and adventures for developing readers.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn cover
Americana Read Now

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer cover
Americana Read Now

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Little Women cover
Domestic Fiction Read Now

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

High School

Grades 9–12

Complex novels, plays, and philosophical works for advanced literary study.

Frankenstein cover
Science Fiction Read Now

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Dracula cover
Gothic Horror Read Now

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

The Great Gatsby cover
Literary Fiction Read Now

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Moby Dick cover
Adventure Read Now

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

The Picture of Dorian Gray cover
Gothic Fiction Read Now

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes cover
Mystery Read Now

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Tale of Two Cities cover
Historical Fiction Read Now

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Wuthering Heights cover
Gothic Romance Read Now

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Pride and Prejudice cover
Romance / Satire Read Now

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

The Scarlet Letter cover
Historical Fiction Read Now

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Beowulf cover
Grades 9-12 Read Free

Beowulf

by Anonymous (Translated)

Gulliver's Travels cover
Grades 9-12 Read Free

Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

The Scarlet Letter cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wuthering Heights cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Jane Eyre cover
Grades 9-12 Read Free

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

The Picture of Dorian Gray cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

Middlemarch cover
Grades 11-12 Read Free

Middlemarch

by George Eliot

Crime and Punishment cover
Grades 11-12 Read Free

Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Great Expectations cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

Vanity Fair cover
Grades 11-12 Read Free

Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Hamlet cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Macbeth cover
Grades 9-12 Read Free

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

The Iliad cover
Grades 10-12 Read Free

The Iliad

by Homer

Metamorphosis cover
Grades 11-12 Read Free

Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

The Brothers Karamazov cover
Grades 12 Read Free

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Browse by Grade & Subject

Filter the Public Domain Library by grade level, subject, and standards alignment to find age-appropriate texts for your classroom.

Frankenstein cover
Science Fiction Read Now

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Dracula cover
Gothic Horror Read Now

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

The Great Gatsby cover
Literary Fiction Read Now

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Moby Dick cover
Adventure Read Now

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn cover
Americana Read Now

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer cover
Americana Read Now

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Little Women cover
Domestic Fiction Read Now

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

The Picture of Dorian Gray cover
Gothic Fiction Read Now

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes cover
Mystery Read Now

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

A Tale of Two Cities cover
Historical Fiction Read Now

A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Wuthering Heights cover
Gothic Romance Read Now

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Pride and Prejudice cover
Romance / Satire Read Now

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

The Scarlet Letter cover
Historical Fiction Read Now

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland cover
Fantasy Read Now

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Anne of Green Gables cover
Coming-of-Age Read Now

Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery

Antigone cover
Tragedy Read Now

Antigone

by Sophocles

The Call of the Wild cover
Adventure Read Now

The Call of the Wild

by Jack London

The Cherry Orchard cover
Drama Read Now

The Cherry Orchard

by Anton Chekhov

A Christmas Carol cover
Holiday Fiction Read Now

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

The Count of Monte Cristo cover
Adventure Read Now

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

A Doll's House cover
Drama Read Now

A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cover
Psychological Horror Read Now

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Emma cover
Romance / Satire Read Now

Emma

by Jane Austen

Great Expectations cover
Coming-of-Age Read Now

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

Grimm's Fairy Tales cover
Fairy Tales Read Now

Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Brothers Grimm

Hamlet cover
Tragedy Read Now

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

The Hound of the Baskervilles cover
Mystery Read Now

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Importance of Being Earnest cover
Comedy Read Now

The Importance of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde

The Invisible Man cover
Science Fiction Read Now

The Invisible Man

by H.G. Wells

Jane Eyre cover
Gothic Romance Read Now

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

Julius Caesar cover
Tragedy Read Now

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

King Lear cover
Tragedy Read Now

King Lear

by William Shakespeare

Les Misérables cover
Historical Fiction Read Now

Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

Macbeth cover
Tragedy Read Now

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

The Secret Garden cover
Coming-of-Age Read Now

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Use filters to refine by grade level, subject, or standards alignment.

Personalized Reading

Select genres you enjoy, and we'll recommend books from our library tailored to your interests.

What are you in the mood for?

Select one or more genres above to discover personalized recommendations.