API Book Library

Explore our collection of classic literature imported from the Gutendex API, available in multiple formats.

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Du côté de chez Swann

By: Proust, Marcel

"Du côté de chez Swann" by Marcel Proust is a novel written during the late 19th century, which forms the first volume of the grand masterpiece "À la...

13,760 downloads
Autobiographical fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Villages -- France -- Fiction

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A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

By: Dickens, Charles

"A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas" by Charles Dickens is a novella written in the early 19th century. The story centers ar...

13,793 downloads
Christmas stories Ghost stories London (England) -- Fiction +5 more

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White Nights and Other Stories: The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X

By: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

"White Nights and Other Stories" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The title story, "White Night...

14,057 downloads
Dostoyevsky Fyodor 1821-1881 -- Translations into English +1 more

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The Devil is an Ass

By: Jonson, Ben

"The Devil is an Ass" by Ben Jonson is a satirical comedy written in the early 17th century. The play explores themes of vice and folly within Jacobea...

14,668 downloads
Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century

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The Republic

By: Plato

"The Republic" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue written in ancient Greece around the 4th century BC. It explores the nature of justice, the ideal...

14,788 downloads
Classical literature Justice -- Early works to 1800 Political science -- Early works to 1800 +1 more

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The Confessions of St. Augustine

By: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

"The Confessions of Saint Augustine" by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine is a philosophical and theological autobiography written in the early 5th cent...

14,833 downloads
Augustine Saint Bishop of Hippo +3 more

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On Liberty

By: Mill, John Stuart

"On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill is a philosophical essay written in the mid-19th century. The work primarily discusses the nature and limits of civil...

15,041 downloads
Liberty

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Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience

By: Thoreau, Henry David

"Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau is a philosophical essay and social critique written in the mid-19th century. T...

15,219 downloads
Authors American -- 19th century -- Biography Civil disobedience +9 more

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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

By: Unknown

"Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem" by J. Lesslie Hall is an epic poem written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the heroic figure Be...

15,828 downloads
Dragons -- Poetry Epic poetry English (Old) +1 more

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The Iliad

By: Homer

"The Iliad" by Homer is an epic poem traditionally attributed to the 8th century BC. The narrative centers around the breathtaking events of the Troja...

16,253 downloads
Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry Classical literature Epic poetry +2 more

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The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original

By: Homer

"The Odyssey" by Homer is an epic poem attributed to the ancient Greek poet, believed to have been composed in the late 8th century BC. This foundatio...

16,678 downloads
Epic poetry Greek -- Translations into English Homer -- Translations into English +2 more

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete

By: Twain, Mark

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete" by Mark Twain is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book follows the adventurous life of a young bo...

16,706 downloads
Adventure stories Bildungsromans Boys -- Fiction +8 more

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