On the shelves
The largest Project Gutenberg bookshelves in the catalogue.
Novels8,296British Literature4,266American Literature3,123Adventure2,807Children & Young Adult Reading2,340Essays, Letters & Speeches2,193Biographies2,123Historical Novels2,047Humour1,986Poetry1,894History - Modern (1750+)1,662Short Stories1,580History - American1,484Religion/Spirituality1,443French Literature1,404Plays/Films/Dramas1,192History - European1,165Mythology, Legends & Folklore1,151Philosophy & Ethics1,148Travel Writing1,091Romance1,021History - Other897History - British879Science-Fiction & Fantasy876Classics of Literature875History - Warfare673Crime, Thrillers and Mystery659History - Religious583
Most books in the catalogue
- William Shakespeare1564–1616251
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron1803–1873215
- Georg Ebers1837–1898163
- Mark Twain1835–1910153
- Gilbert Parker1862–1932132
- Honoré de Balzac1799–1850125
- William Henry Giles Kingston1814–1880113
- W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs1863–1943110
- George Meredith1828–1909109
- Clara Bell1834–1927102
- John Lothrop Motley1814–1877102
- William Dean Howells1837–1920100
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By surname.
Languages
English 21,331French 1,186German 515Finnish 447Dutch 343Chinese 316Portuguese 245Spanish 171Italian 141Tagalog 51Esperanto 46Swedish 39Latin 38Danish 21Catalan 20Welsh 10Norwegian 9Hungarian 7Icelandic 7Bulgarian 6Greek 6Friulian 4Polish 4Serbian 4Afrikaans 3Czech 3Hebrew 3Middle English 3Russian 3Iloko 2Japanese 2Arapaho 1Breton 1ceb 1Frisian 1Galician 1Interlingua 1Irish 1Mayan languages 1Māori 1
Subject headings
Fiction 832Short stories 804Science fiction 492Historical fiction 418Adventure stories 415Love stories 383Poetry 380English wit and humor – Periodicals 352Conduct of life – Juvenile fiction 344Detective and mystery stories 291Western stories 273English fiction – 19th century 225England – Fiction 218Man-woman relationships – Fiction 217Domestic fiction 215Children's stories 208Popular literature – Great Britain – Periodicals 202Humorous stories 198Comedy plays 188Fairy tales 173Adventure and adventurers – Juvenile fiction 170Sea stories 170Young women – Fiction 162German fiction – Translations into English 158Christian life – Juvenile fiction 157Friendship – Juvenile fiction 157French fiction – 19th century 156Psychological fiction 154Essays 153French fiction – Translations into English 153Animals – Juvenile fiction 137Fantasy fiction 135England – Social life and customs – Fiction 131Tragedies (Drama) 130Science – Periodicals 126Paris (France) – Fiction 122Siblings – Juvenile fiction 122England – Social life and customs – 19th century – Fiction 118Bildungsromans 117English poetry 115