ClassicReads: Novels & Fiction1.9.0 - Google Play

ClassicReads brings English-language classic novels and stories together in one reader. Explore romance, historical fiction, adventure, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, gothic tales and fairy tales.

Discover 24 new fairy tales, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Rapunzel and The Three Little Pigs. Each has an original cover, a literary introduction and an author or collector biography. The complete English texts are bundled in the app and available offline after unlocking.

Find the latest additions on the New arrivals shelf at the top of Home. Browse the full batch or dismiss the shelf for that batch. See approximate reading times for bundled books and complete bundled collections in details, introductions and unlock screens. Estimates cover the full text, not the time remaining.

Start with 10 free classics, including Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. No app account is needed. App menus can appear in your selected language; book text is in English.

Watch a rewarded ad to permanently unlock one title. Unlocking a collection opens all its volumes. A one-time Premium User purchase unlocks the full catalog and removes ads. Reward unlocks are stored locally; transfer to another device depends on Android restoring app data. Restore Premium purchases through Google Play.

Open Filters in the top toolbar to combine genre or library shelf selections with All, Free and Unlocked access. See active filters and reset them from the same sheet. Organize your library with Saved, Reading, Finished and Available offline shelves. Sort by Recently read or Title, or arrange saved books manually.

Search inside a book across chapters, preview matching passages and jump to a result. Choose fonts, text size, line spacing, margins and reading backgrounds. Use Classic, Roomy or Compact presets, or save your own. Save bookmarks, highlights and notes, track progress, and use Android read aloud where supported.

Save unlocked books and collections for offline reading. Downloads recover after app restarts, keep completed volumes, and support cancellation and retries.

Export a manual reading-data backup and restore favorites, reading positions, bookmarks, highlights, notes and reader settings. Preview a backup before restoring it; saved passages merge without duplicates. Manual reading backups do not include purchases or rewarded unlocks.

The new fairy tales include edition notices. The Red and the Black includes its Project Gutenberg source notice and full license in the app. Read the Project Gutenberg License at https://www.gutenberg.org/license.