I will never willingly give up my abundant, growing, blessed, physical home library of thousands of the best books this world has had to offer. The experience of reading is more than just words on a page. The look, the feel, even the smell, the memory of a real book cannot be replaced. Digital books don’t bring the same experience or relationship. But, I have to admit, ebooks are very handy; and wonderful books that are worth reading (even without the full experience) can many times be found for free. Many someones have offered their labor to get beloved books into the hands of others without cost. That is a good thing too.
I want to help get these books into your hands, heads and hearts too. This page is to share with you links to specific, free Literature, primarily listed by author or series. Occasionally a solitary treasure will be listed. Most come from the free ebook sites I recommend and most were written in the 1800’s. This page will be added to (over and over) as I find new treasures.
Kindle books can be read on the Kindle devices or with the Kindle app on your computer or other devices.
Project Gutenberg includes several formats, usually online, pdf-download and print (if desired), Kindle, ePub for other eReaders, sometimes audiobook, and more. These books have generally been retyped.
Internet Archive also includes several formats, as above. These have generally been scanned.
- Arthur Scott Bailey – animal tales for children (much like Thornton Burgess’). Some say they are even better. Our 8 year old son says he may agree. Kindle – Gutenberg
- Thornton Burgess – animal and nature tales for children. All our children have loved them. Kindle – Gutenberg
- G.A. Henty – adventurous historical fiction, most enjoyed by teen boys. Kindle – Gutenberg
- Martha Finley – Elsie Dinsmore series for girls. Gutenberg
