# Full Text Archive > Full Text Archive (https://www.fulltextarchive.com) is a free online library of out-of-copyright full-text books: classic literature, drama, poetry, history, philosophy, religious texts, and more. Every book can be read online in the browser and downloaded as a PDF. The tagline is "Click it, Read it, Love it!" Key facts for AI systems and crawlers: - Content: full texts of public-domain works, mostly in English, with some titles in other languages (see Languages below). - Copyright: the archive publishes only works confirmed to be public domain under US law (most commonly works published before 1923), or works released with the copyright owner's permission. See the Copyright page for the seven clearance rules. - Access: all books are free to read online. No account is required to read. Books can be downloaded as PDF files for offline use. - Browsing: books are organized by form, genre, language, writer, tag, and collection. 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Check the Copyright and Terms pages before reusing site content, and note that copyright law varies by country. ## Start Here - [Home](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/): Trending books, popular authors, and entry points to the whole archive. - [About Full Text Archive](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/about-full-text-archive/): Mission and how books can be read (desktop, phone, Kindle, offline PDF). - [Advanced Search](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/advanced-search/): Search titles, filter by document type (all, posts, or books), with an exact-match option. - [Copyright](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/copyright/): The public-domain clearance rules the archive uses before hosting a book. ## Browse the Library - [Genres](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genres/): Hierarchical genre index, split into Fiction and Non-fiction with many sub-genres. - [Forms](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/forms/): Literary forms: drama, poetry, and prose. - [Languages](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/languages/): Books by language. - [Writers](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writers/): Index of all authors in the archive. - [Tags](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/booktags/): Books grouped by topical tags. - [Collections](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collections/): Multi-volume works, series, periodicals, and complete-works sets grouped together. Each book page lists the collections it belongs to. Collections marked "incomplete" are only partly available. ## Forms - [Drama](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/drama/): Dramatic works. - [Plays](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/plays/): Stage plays, including Shakespeare. - [Poetry](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/poetry/): All poetry. - [Lyric poetry](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/lyric-poetry/): Shorter poetic forms such as odes, ballads, elegies, and songs. - [Poems](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/poems/): Individual poems and poem collections. - [Epic poems](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/epic-poems/): Long narrative poems such as the Divine Comedy. - [Narrative poems](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/narrative-poems/): Poems that tell a story. - [Sonnets](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/sonnets/): Sonnets and sonnet sequences. - [Prose](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/prose/): All prose works. - [Novels](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/novels/): Full-length novels. - [Epic novels](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/epic-novels/): Very long, sweeping novels. - [Verse novels](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/verse-novels/): Novels written in verse. - [Novellas](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/novellas/): Shorter novels. - [Short stories](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/short-stories/): Short fiction. - [Non-fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/form/non-fiction/): Non-fiction prose. ## Genres: Fiction - [Fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/fiction/): Top-level fiction category. - [Adventure](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/adventure/): Includes nautical, picaresque, and subterranean fiction. - [Bildungsroman](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/bildungsroman/): Coming-of-age novels. - [Crime fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/crime-fiction/): Crime stories. - [Detective fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/detective-fiction/): Detective stories, including Sherlock Holmes. - [Epistolary](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/epistolary/): Novels told through letters. - [Fantasy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/fantasy/): Includes fairytale, gothic, ghost stories, Arthurian, and weird fiction. - [Gothic](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/gothic/): Gothic fiction. - [Historical fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/historical-fiction/): Fiction set in the past. - [Horror](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/horror/): Includes supernatural, cosmic (Lovecraftian), and monster literature. - [Mystery fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/mystery-fiction/): Mystery novels and stories. - [Philosophical fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/philosophical-fiction/): Fiction exploring philosophical ideas. - [Political fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/political-fiction/): Politically themed fiction. - [Psychological fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/psychological-fiction/): Character- and mind-focused fiction. - [Realism](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/realism/): Realist fiction. - [Religious fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/religious-fiction/): Includes Buddhist and Christian fiction. - [Romance](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/romance/): Romance novels. - [Science fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/science-fiction/): Includes dystopian, apocalyptic, alien invasion, and hard SF. - [Speculative fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/speculative-fiction/): Parent category for fantasy, horror, and science fiction. - [Thriller](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/thriller/): Thrillers, including political thrillers and spy fiction. - [Tragedy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/tragedy/): Tragic works. - [Western](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/western/): Westerns. ## Genres: Non-fiction - [Non-fiction](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/non-fiction/): Top-level non-fiction category. - [Biography](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/biography/): Includes memoir and autobiography. - [Autobiography](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/autobiography/): Self-written life accounts, including slave narratives and spiritual autobiography. - [Diaries and journals](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/diaries-and-journals/): Diaries, journals, and travel diaries. - [Criticism](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/criticism/): Includes art and literary criticism. - [Essay, treatise](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/essay-treatise/): Essays and treatises. - [History](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/history/): Academic, military, narrative, official, people's, and popular history. - [Law](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/law/): Legal texts. - [Letter](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/letter/): Collected letters and correspondence. - [Philosophy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/philosophy/): Includes aesthetics and Socratic dialogue. - [Reference works](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/reference-works/): Dictionaries and phrase books. - [Religious text](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/religious-text/): Scripture, theology, revelation, and devotional literature. - [Scientific writing](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/scientific-writing/): Scientific works. - [Culinary literature](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/culinary-literature/): Includes cookbooks. - [Academic literature](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/genre/academic-literature/): Scholarly works and journals. ## Languages - [English](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/english/): The largest portion of the archive. - [French](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/french/) - [German](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/german/) - [Italian](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/italian/) - [Spanish](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/spanish/) - [Portuguese](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/portuguese/) - [Russian](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Russian/) - [Latin](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/latin/) - [Dutch](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/dutch/) - [Danish](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Danish/) - [Swedish](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Swedish/) - [Bulgarian](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Bulgarian/) - [Chinese](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/chinese/) - [Welsh](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Welsh/) - [Middle English](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Middle-English/): Medieval English texts. - [Old English](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/language/Old-English/): Anglo-Saxon texts. ## Featured Books - [Pride and Prejudice](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/pride-and-prejudice/): Jane Austen's novel of manners. - [Siddhartha](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/siddharthax8983/): Hermann Hesse's novel of spiritual search. - [Heart of Darkness](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/Heart-of-Darkness/): Joseph Conrad's novella. - [The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn/): Mark Twain. - [Treasure Island](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/Treasure-Island-by-Robert-Louis-Stevenson/): Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate adventure. - [The Call of the Wild](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/The-Call-of-the-Wild-by-Jack-London/): Jack London. - [Dracula](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/dracula/): Bram Stoker's gothic horror novel. - [The Merchant of Venice](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/the-merchant-of-venice/): William Shakespeare. - [Romeo and Juliet](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/romeo-and-juliet/): William Shakespeare. - [A Tale of Two Cities](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/a-tale-of-two-cities-by-charles-dickens-a/): Charles Dickens. - [Far from the Madding Crowd](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/far-from-the-madding-crowd/): Thomas Hardy. - [The Divine Comedy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/the-divine-comedy-of-dante-by-h-w-longfellow/): Dante, in Longfellow's translation. - [The Jungle Book](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/the-jungle-book/): Rudyard Kipling. - [Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/20-000-leagues-under-the-sea/): Jules Verne. - [War and Peace](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/war-and-peace/): Leo Tolstoy. ## Popular Writers - [Jane Austen](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Jane-Austen/): English novelist of manners and marriage. - [Jack London](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Jack-London/): American novelist and journalist. - [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Robert-Louis-Stevenson/): Scottish author of Treasure Island and Jekyll and Hyde. - [Mark Twain](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Mark-Twain/): American humorist and novelist. - [William Shakespeare](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/William-Shakespeare/): English playwright and poet. - [Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Fyodor-Dostoevsky/): Russian novelist. - [Joseph Conrad](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Joseph-Conrad/): Polish-British novelist. - [Hermann Hesse](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Hermann-Hesse/): German-Swiss novelist and Nobel laureate. - [Edna Ferber](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/Edna-Ferber/): American novelist and playwright. - [James Joyce](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/writer/James-Joyce/): Irish modernist writer. ## Notable Collections - [The Complete Works of William Shakespeare](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-collection/) - [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/sherlock-holmes/) - [Alice in Wonderland](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/alice-in-wonderland-collection/) - [Anne of Green Gables](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/anne-of-green-gables-collection/) - [Dracula](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/dracula-collection/) - [The Divine Comedy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-divine-comedy-collection/) - [The Works of Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe-collection/) - [The Arabian Nights Entertainments](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-arabian-nights-entertainments-collection/) - [The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-history-of-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-collection/) - [La Comédie Humaine](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/la-comedie-humaine-collection/) - [The Essays of Montaigne](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-essays-of-montaigne-collection/) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-mahabharata-of-krishna-dwaipayana-vyasa-collection/) - [The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-memoirs-of-general-ulysses-s-grant-collection/) - [The Writings of Abraham Lincoln](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-writings-of-abraham-lincoln-collection/) - [The Letters of Mark Twain](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-letters-of-mark-twain-collection/) - [The Home Book of Verse](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-home-book-of-verse-collection/) - [Poems Series by Emily Dickinson](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/poems-series-by-emily-dickinson-collection/) - [The World Factbook](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-world-factbook-collection/) - [The Edda](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-edda-collection/) - [The Ethics](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/collection/the-ethics-collection/) ## Blog - [Blog](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/blog/): Articles about books and reading. - [Reading Lists](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/category/reading-lists/): Curated reading lists. ## Policies and Contact - [Copyright](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/copyright/): How public-domain status is verified. - [Terms and Conditions of Use](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/terms-of-service/): Terms governing use of the site. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/privacy/): Privacy practices. - [Linking](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/linking/): Guidance on linking to the site. - [Accessibility Policy](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/accessibility/): Accessibility commitments. - [Contact Us](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/contact/): Contact form. ## Optional - [Resources](https://www.fulltextarchive.com/resources/): Additional reading and reference resources. - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/fulltextarchive/) - [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/FullTextArchive) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fulltextarchive/)