The YERQA Public Domain Literature Library holds 95 works of classic fiction, with a focus on nineteenth-century England and London. The collection also reaches into tales of wandering heroes, juvenile fantasy, and imagined futures of technology and airships. Every book is freely available for reading.
The library's tools help you find, compare, and plan your reading. Use the Finder to match books to your interests, the Compare tool to weigh different editions, and the Reading tool to estimate time and approach for longer works.
Narrow the catalog by category, subject, or reading length. The library holds 61 titles in England and London fiction, 12 in adventures, 11 in fantasy, and 11 in technology and airships. Start with a subject like love stories or adventure stories to see what fits.
Look at several books side by side. Compare word counts, estimated reading times, and textual features such as average sentence length and number of sections. This helps you choose a title that suits your available time and preferred pacing.
Most books in the catalog are substantial. The median word count is 82,781, and the median reading time is about 360 minutes. Use the Reading tool to see how individual titles fit into your schedule, whether you have a quick break or a long weekend.
The YERQA Public Domain Literature Library holds 95 works, with fiction from nineteenth-century England making up the largest share. The catalog also includes adventure stories, juvenile fantasy, and imagined futures built around airships and technology. With so many titles to consider, the Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker work together to help you move from a vague interest to a finished book.
These tools do not rate literary quality. They are practical instruments: the Finder narrows the field, Compare measures differences that affect commitment, and Tracker turns a selected title into a manageable daily plan. Used in sequence, they can turn a large catalog into a short list, then into a reading schedule.
Begin with the Book Finder when you have a general sense of what you want. Suppose you are drawn to stories about young women navigating social expectations. The Finder lets you select a category like England London Nineteenth Century Fiction and a subject such as Young women -- Fiction. You can also set a length or estimated reading time to avoid choosing a book that will take months to finish.
The Finder is particularly useful because it lets you leave criteria unspecified without penalty. If you do not care about sentence flow, you can ignore it. The tool then returns books that match your stated preferences, and you can scan titles such as The Career of Katherine Bush or A Colony of Girls without being overwhelmed by the full catalog.
Once the Finder gives you two or three candidates, Compare Books lets you see them side by side. The comparison includes word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, and subjects. These are descriptive metrics, not judgments. A book with 54 text sections, like Felix Holt, the Radical, will demand more frequent stops than one with 8 sections, such as The Stolen Statesman: Being the Story of a Hushed Up Mystery.
Sentence flow, measured as average words per sentence, can also affect your reading pace. A title like The Ancient Law averages 21.6 words per sentence, while McAllister and His Double averages 12.7. The latter may feel quicker to read, even if the page count is similar. Compare helps you anticipate these differences before you invest time.
The tool also shows subjects, which can reveal unexpected themes. You might discover that a book you thought was a simple romance also involves political intrigue or social class. This can be a pleasant surprise or a reason to look elsewhere.
After you have chosen a book, the Reading Tracker turns it into a daily goal. Progress is recorded in pages, with a current page, total pages, and a daily page goal. If the catalog does not have a fixed page count, the tracker estimates one by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. You can override this with the total from your own edition.
The tracker calculates estimated remaining time and finish days based on your daily goal. For a book like The Crux: A Novel — Story, Setting & Ideas, with an estimated 248 reading minutes and roughly 228 pages, a daily goal of 20 pages suggests a finish in about 12 days. The tracker keeps your history in the browser, so you can pick up where you left off without an account.