Textopian — Read Classic Literature Online

Read classic literature online. Thousands of free books by hundreds of authors — annotate, highlight, and discuss in book clubs.

The reading room

Over 52,000 titles. Two thousand authors. Eight centuries of writing. No paywall on the dead.

Textopian is a reading room for the public domain — annotated, searchable, together. Nothing to install. Nothing to buy. Bring a book home, or borrow one here until the coffee cools.

• Enter the library

For one reader

Sustain the library from a dollar a month. The reading room stays free; you keep the lights on.

• Become a patron

For one teacher

Self-serve plans for one classroom or several. Annotation, assignments, analytics — without a district contract.

• Bring it to your class

For a whole school

Single-contract pricing, SSO, admin console. We sign your paper or you sign ours; whichever is faster.

• Outfit the institution