Public-domain library

Read great books. Keep the file. Pay nothing.

FreeReadsy is an English library of classic books you can open on your phone or download as EPUB. Every title is in the public domain, introduced in plain language, and ready without a login.

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Classics Timeless novels and stories that shaped English literature. Fiction Novels and short stories for long evenings and curious minds. Mystery Detectives, secrets, and crimes waiting to be solved. Romance Love stories from drawing rooms to windswept moors. Adventure Sea voyages, treasure hunts, and journeys into the unknown. Science Fiction Time travel, other worlds, and inventions that changed storytelling. Horror Gothic castles, monsters, and tales that still raise the hair on your neck. Children Wonder, mischief, and stories families still read aloud. Philosophy Ideas on power, ethics, and how people should live. History Wars, statesmen, and the records of how the world was made. Science Foundational works of biology, physics, and discovery. Poetry Epic verse and lyric poems from the public domain. Drama Plays meant to be read, staged, and spoken out loud. Fairy Tales Folk magic, talking animals, and lessons wrapped in wonder.

A free English library built for phones and quiet reading

Most “free book” sites either hide a download behind pop-ups or wrap a copyrighted file in a grey template. FreeReadsy is narrower on purpose. We only list English works that have entered the public domain, mainly through Project Gutenberg. That lets you read Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes, Darwin, and Sun Tzu without guessing whether the file is legal.

Each book page carries an original introduction, genre links, and two clear actions: read in the browser, or download an EPUB to use in any reader app. Pages are typeset for a phone-width screen first, with large tap targets, readable type, and covers that do not jump while they load. The same catalog works on a tablet or a laptop — there is no separate “mobile site.”

The library grows when a title is added from the public catalog. Nothing here is a substitute for buying living authors. If you want a modern novel, buy it from the publisher. If you want a classic you can keep forever, start with the catalog.