A perfect selection of texts
More than 1000 texts by almost 200
different authors are included on the CD. Each text is sectionalised (into
chapters, acts, parts, volumes, and so on) for quick navigation. All texts are
complete and unabridged. 
View a list of all included texts.
A selection of texts in literature
(English, American, continental and world literature), philosophy, history,
and political
theory—we have selected key texts in each of these areas to provide a
survey of the major works in the Western intellectual canon. Explore the world's
first history text, Herodotus' Histories; Western civilisation's first
philosophical treatises by Plato and Aristotle; classic works in the social
sciences such as Darwin's On the Origin of Species; the literature
of the most important periods in the development of Western culture, such as the
renaissance, the enlightenment, and the early modern era. Read the world's
greatest books by the world's greatest thinkers and writers: Shakespeare,
Dickens, Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Walt Whitman, William Blake, and hundreds of
others.
A selection of genres—hundreds of
complete novels and short stories across all major genres (children's,
biography, fantasy, historical fiction, humour, mystery, crime, romance), many
different collections of poems (love poems, inspirational poems, epic and
narrative poems, religious poems) and numerous complete plays—all by the
world's best and most respected writers from the past two and a half thousand
years.
A variety of sources—many texts are
sourced from the public domain, but some have been produced (scanned, proofread,
and published) independently by the Classics Network. These texts are exclusive
to the Network and are not available elsewhere.
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The Classics Digital Library is
perfect for parents and educators looking to expose their children and
students to great literature, students doing assignments in the
humanities, and people interested in reading the classics and learning
what hundreds of the most acclaimed writers have said about life, love,
and literature.
Learn more about how the Library can benefit
students,
educators and
general readers.
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