Collection · Curated by Alice

Classic books under 100 pages

Short enough to finish today — and none of them minor. Page count and reading time on every card.

34
books to download
514 BC–1928
2442 years apart
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A short classic is not a lesser one. The Metamorphosis is 49 pages. The Death of Ivan Ilych is 66. How Much Land Does a Man Need?, which Tolstoy's admirers have called the finest short story ever written, is 21.

Every book on this page is under 100 pages in our edition, and the page count and reading time are printed on each card so you can pick by the time you actually have. They are ordered by how often they are downloaded here, which means the first few are the ones readers keep coming back to.

All are in the public domain in the United States and free to download in PDF and EPUB, with no account and no limits.

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
White Nights❦Fyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights

1848 · 58 pages

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka — cover
The Metamorphosis❦Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

1915 · 49 pages

The Art of War by Sun Tzu — cover
The Art of War❦Sun Tzu

The Art of War

47 pages

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy — cover
The Death of Ivan Ilych❦Leo Tolstoy

The Death of Ivan Ilych

1886 · 66 pages

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe — cover
The Fall of the House of Usher❦Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher

1839 · 21 pages

The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn — cover
The Game of Life and How to Play It❦Florence Scovel Shinn

The Game of Life and How to Play It

1925 · 69 pages

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen — cover
As a Man Thinketh❦James Allen

As a Man Thinketh

1902 · 29 pages

First Love by Ivan Turgenev — cover
First Love❦Ivan Turgenev

First Love

1860 · 78 pages

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli — cover
The Prince❦Niccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

1532 · 79 pages

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll — cover
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland❦Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1865 · 77 pages

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man❦Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

1877 · 25 pages

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton — cover
Ethan Frome❦Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome

1911 · 97 pages

Ars Notoria (The Notory Art of Solomon) by Unknown — cover
Ars Notoria (The Notory Art of Solomon)❦Unknown

Ars Notoria (The Notory Art of Solomon)

1656 · 81 pages

How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy — cover
How Much Land Does a Man Need?❦Leo Tolstoy

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

1886 · 21 pages

The Broken Wings by Khalil Gibran — cover
The Broken Wings❦Khalil Gibran

The Broken Wings

1912 · 52 pages

The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes — cover
The Weary Blues❦Langston Hughes

The Weary Blues

1926 · 99 pages

The Art of Being Right by Arthur Schopenhauer — cover
The Art of Being Right❦Arthur Schopenhauer

The Art of Being Right

1831 · 46 pages

A Confession by Leo Tolstoy — cover
A Confession❦Leo Tolstoy

A Confession

1880 · 79 pages

Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill — cover
Beyond the Horizon❦Eugene O'Neill

Beyond the Horizon

1920 · 85 pages

Bhagavad Gita by Vyasa — cover
Bhagavad Gita❦Vyasa

Bhagavad Gita

98 pages

The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The Call of Cthulhu❦H. P. Lovecraft

The Call of Cthulhu

1928 · 34 pages

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde — cover
The Importance of Being Earnest❦Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

1895 · 67 pages

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw — cover
Arms and the Man❦George Bernard Shaw

Arms and the Man

1894 · 84 pages

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran — cover
The Prophet❦Khalil Gibran

The Prophet

1923 · 49 pages

Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore — cover
Gitanjali❦Rabindranath Tagore

Gitanjali

1910 · 70 pages

The Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall — cover
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry❦Manly P. Hall

The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

1923 · 69 pages

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett — cover
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day❦Arnold Bennett

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

1908 · 40 pages

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson — cover
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde❦Robert Louis Stevenson

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1886 · 72 pages

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells — cover
The Time Machine❦H. G. Wells

The Time Machine

1895 · 80 pages

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad — cover
Heart of Darkness❦Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

1899 · 93 pages

A Gentle Spirit by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
A Gentle Spirit❦Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Gentle Spirit

1876 · 57 pages

The Kybalion by William Walker Atkinson — cover
The Kybalion❦William Walker Atkinson

The Kybalion

1908 · 97 pages

Lady Susan by Jane Austen — cover
Lady Susan❦Jane Austen

Lady Susan

1871 · 82 pages

The Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The Dunwich Horror❦H. P. Lovecraft

The Dunwich Horror

1928 · 53 pages

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