#literature

Ancient Library

Interactive reader for 1,060 Greek and Latin classical texts with full parsing — click any word to see lemma, morphology, and dictionary entries (Lewis & Short for Latin, LSJ for Greek). Beautifully organized by genre across 140 authors.

Verba Prima — Opening lines of famous literature

A curated reference site featuring the opening lines of famous literary works. Personal project that gained attention on Hacker News (6 frontpage mentions). Handcrafted editorial collection with a clear, specific scope.

Lapham's Quarterly

Literary magazine exploring history and ideas through themed essays, primary sources, and contemporary commentary.

TypeLit

Practice typing by retyping entire novels. Learn to type faster while reading classic literature.

Project Gutenberg

The original free ebook library. Over 70,000 public domain books, started in 1971.

Standard Ebooks

Free, carefully formatted ebooks of public domain literature. Beautiful typography, meticulous proofreading.