Find Your Next Read
Search the catalog using subjects, categories, and length preferences. The Finder helps you narrow down to books that fit your current mood or interest.
Do more with this book catalog
This library holds 97 works of public-domain literature, arranged into four broad categories. Whether you are drawn to adventure, social observation, fantasy, or utopian speculation, the collection offers a range of voices and styles. The tools below help you navigate the catalog by subject, compare similar works, and estimate reading time.
Each book page includes details such as word count, number of sections, and average sentence length. These facts give a practical sense of a text's scope and texture before you begin. Use the Finder to match your interests, Compare to weigh options side by side, and Reading to plan your approach.
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Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Works
Place two or more books next to each other and examine their key attributes: category, word count, reading time, and sentence complexity. This makes it easier to choose between similar titles.
Estimate Reading Time
Get a realistic estimate of how long a book will take you to read, based on its total length and your own reading speed. Useful for planning a reading session or a longer project.
Three Tools for Choosing, Comparing, and Tracking
The UKIXE Public Domain Literature Library holds 97 books, and the four categories are almost evenly split: Historical Psychological Social Fiction holds 25, while the other three categories hold 24 each. With that kind of balance, the hard part is rarely finding a category you like; it is deciding which book in that category fits your current reading mood and schedule.
Three tools sit side by side here: Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker. Each answers a different question. Book Finder narrows the field using catalog-aware criteria. Compare Books sets two or three titles side by side on measurable features. Reading Tracker turns a chosen book into a page-by-page plan. Used together, they move you from a vague interest to a concrete reading commitment.
Start with Finder, then refine with Compare
Book Finder is the broadest of the three. It lets you filter by category, word-count length, estimated reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, subjects, and a preference for popular or hidden gems. If you know you want something from Historical Psychological Social Fiction but are unsure whether you have time for a marathon, Finder can show you the quick reads in that category. The no-preference options are deliberately neutral; leaving a criterion unset does not penalize a book.
Once Finder returns a shortlist, Compare Books is the natural next step. It places two or three books side by side on word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, subjects, and page information when available. For example, Search-Light Letters — Themes and Context (id 293) runs about 49,000 words and 215 minutes, with six text sections and an average sentence of 23 words. Compare that with State of the Union Addresses — Background and Themes (id 235), which is shorter at 37,000 words but has a much higher average sentence length of 32.3 words. Those differences matter for pacing and attention.
Reading Tracker turns a choice into a plan
After Compare helps you settle on a book, Reading Tracker gives you a realistic daily target. Progress is recorded in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. The initial page estimate uses a default of 250 words per page, so a 49,000-word book like Search-Light Letters would start at roughly 196 pages. You can replace that total with the page count from your own reading app or edition.
The tracker then estimates remaining time and finish days based on your daily goal. If you set a goal of 20 pages per day, a 196-page book would take about 10 days. The history is stored locally in your browser, so no account is needed. This works best when you use Finder and Compare first to pick a book that fits your schedule, then let the tracker keep you honest.
A practical workflow
A typical sequence might be: open Finder, select a category and a length range, and scan the results. Then pick two or three candidates and run them through Compare to see which one has the text structure you prefer. Finally, load that book in Reading Tracker, set a daily page goal, and start reading.
The tools do not rate literary quality; they simply provide descriptive metrics. Use them to match a book to your available time and attention, not to judge its worth. The catalog is small enough that a little filtering goes a long way.