Serial Reader

Read classic books in 20 minutes a day

Classic Books

Pick from 800+ of the most popular classic literature

Serialized Delivery

Get a new 20 minute issue every day

Customizable Reading

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Read the Classics in Days

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Most Popular Books
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
208 issues
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
251 issues
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
79 issues
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
40 issues
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo
233 issues

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