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Type a book instead of random words. Choose from 110 free classic books and typing stories, from Sherlock Holmes to Pride and Prejudice, and type them chapter by chapter with live WPM and accuracy.

Classics

  • Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · 181362 chapters · about 51 h of typing
  • Sense and SensibilityJane Austen · 181151 chapters · about 50 h of typing
  • EmmaJane Austen · 181557 chapters · about 68 h of typing
  • PersuasionJane Austen · 181728 chapters · about 35 h of typing
  • Northanger AbbeyJane Austen · 181731 chapters · about 32 h of typing
  • Jane EyreCharlotte Bronte · 184753 chapters · about 78 h of typing
  • Wuthering HeightsEmily Bronte · 184738 chapters · about 49 h of typing
  • Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens · 186165 chapters · about 78 h of typing
  • A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens · 185946 chapters · about 57 h of typing
  • Oliver TwistCharles Dickens · 183853 chapters · about 66 h of typing
  • Moby DickHerman Melville · 1851139 chapters · about 88 h of typing
  • The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne · 185024 chapters · about 29 h of typing
  • The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain · 187635 chapters · about 30 h of typing
  • Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 188443 chapters · about 47 h of typing
  • The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · 189024 chapters · about 33 h of typing
  • Little WomenLouisa May Alcott · 186855 chapters · about 78 h of typing
  • The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 192514 chapters · about 20 h of typing
  • Ethan FromeEdith Wharton · 191110 chapters · about 13 h of typing
  • The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton · 192035 chapters · about 43 h of typing
  • The AwakeningKate Chopin · 189939 chapters · about 21 h of typing
  • DublinersJames Joyce · 191421 chapters · about 28 h of typing
  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce · 191619 chapters · about 36 h of typing
  • Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad · 18999 chapters · about 16 h of typing
  • Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoevsky · 186661 chapters · about 85 h of typing
  • The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky · 1880109 chapters · about 147 h of typing
  • Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy · 1878239 chapters · about 146 h of typing
  • War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy · 1869365 chapters · about 236 h of typing
  • Les MiserablesVictor Hugo · 1862376 chapters · about 234 h of typing
  • The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas · 1844145 chapters · about 193 h of typing
  • The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas · 184475 chapters · about 96 h of typing
  • Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes · 1605136 chapters · about 167 h of typing
  • MetamorphosisFranz Kafka · 19156 chapters · about 9 h 12 min of typing
  • SiddharthaHermann Hesse · 192212 chapters · about 16 h of typing
  • CandideVoltaire · 175930 chapters · about 14 h of typing

Adventure & Sci-Fi

  • Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson · 188334 chapters · about 29 h of typing
  • Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 171937 chapters · about 51 h of typing
  • Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · 172639 chapters · about 43 h of typing
  • The Call of the WildJack London · 190310 chapters · about 13 h of typing
  • White FangJack London · 190625 chapters · about 30 h of typing
  • The Time MachineH. G. Wells · 189516 chapters · about 14 h of typing
  • The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells · 189828 chapters · about 25 h of typing
  • The Invisible ManH. G. Wells · 189728 chapters · about 20 h of typing
  • The Island of Doctor MoreauH. G. Wells · 189622 chapters · about 18 h of typing
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaJules Verne · 187046 chapters · about 44 h of typing
  • Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne · 187237 chapters · about 26 h of typing
  • A Journey to the Centre of the EarthJules Verne · 186444 chapters · about 36 h of typing
  • The Mysterious IslandJules Verne · 187462 chapters · about 81 h of typing
  • A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs · 191228 chapters · about 27 h of typing
  • Tarzan of the ApesEdgar Rice Burroughs · 191228 chapters · about 36 h of typing
  • The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling · 189414 chapters · about 21 h of typing
  • The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle · 191224 chapters · about 32 h of typing
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain · 188944 chapters · about 49 h of typing

Mystery & Horror

  • FrankensteinMary Shelley · 181829 chapters · about 31 h of typing
  • DraculaBram Stoker · 189752 chapters · about 68 h of typing
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson · 188611 chapters · about 11 h of typing
  • The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 189225 chapters · about 44 h of typing
  • The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle · 190535 chapters · about 47 h of typing
  • A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle · 188714 chapters · about 18 h of typing
  • The Sign of the FourArthur Conan Doyle · 189014 chapters · about 18 h of typing
  • The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle · 190216 chapters · about 25 h of typing
  • The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie · 192017 chapters · about 24 h of typing
  • The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie · 192229 chapters · about 32 h of typing
  • The Turn of the ScrewHenry James · 189824 chapters · about 17 h of typing
  • CarmillaJ. Sheridan Le Fanu · 187216 chapters · about 12 h of typing
  • The Man Who Was ThursdayG. K. Chesterton · 190818 chapters · about 24 h of typing
  • The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allan Poe · 18393 chapters · about 3 h 2 min of typing

Short Reads

  • Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll · 186512 chapters · about 11 h of typing
  • Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll · 187112 chapters · about 12 h of typing
  • Peter PanJ. M. Barrie · 191117 chapters · about 20 h of typing
  • The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · 190024 chapters · about 16 h of typing
  • The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett · 191129 chapters · about 34 h of typing
  • Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery · 190839 chapters · about 43 h of typing
  • Black BeautyAnna Sewell · 187745 chapters · about 25 h of typing
  • A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens · 18439 chapters · about 12 h of typing
  • Aesop's FablesAesop14 chapters · about 15 h of typing
  • Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob and Wilhelm Grimm · 181265 chapters · about 42 h of typing
  • The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix Potter · 19021 part · about 24 min of typing
  • The Yellow WallpaperCharlotte Perkins Gilman · 18923 chapters · about 2 h 35 min of typing

Non-fiction

  • The Art of WarSun Tzu17 chapters · about 17 h of typing
  • MeditationsMarcus Aurelius19 chapters · about 24 h of typing
  • The PrinceNiccolo Machiavelli · 153227 chapters · about 19 h of typing
  • The RepublicPlato29 chapters · about 50 h of typing
  • WaldenHenry David Thoreau · 185429 chapters · about 45 h of typing
  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass · 184514 chapters · about 15 h of typing
  • Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 179122 chapters · about 27 h of typing
  • Common SenseThomas Paine · 17769 chapters · about 9 h 8 min of typing
  • The Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 190321 chapters · about 29 h of typing
  • On LibertyJohn Stuart Mill · 185916 chapters · about 21 h of typing
  • A Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 179230 chapters · about 34 h of typing
  • The Story of My LifeHelen Keller · 190346 chapters · about 56 h of typing

Poetry & Plays

  • HamletWilliam Shakespeare · 160320 chapters · about 13 h of typing
  • Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare · 159725 chapters · about 11 h of typing
  • MacbethWilliam Shakespeare · 162327 chapters · about 7 h 31 min of typing
  • The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde · 18955 chapters · about 8 h 36 min of typing
  • A Doll's HouseHenrik Ibsen · 18797 chapters · about 11 h of typing
  • PygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw · 19138 chapters · about 13 h of typing
  • Shakespeare's SonnetsWilliam Shakespeare · 160952 chapters · about 7 h 18 min of typing
  • Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman · 185550 chapters · about 51 h of typing
  • The OdysseyHomer34 chapters · about 49 h of typing
  • The RavenEdgar Allan Poe · 18451 part · about 28 min of typing

Work & Skills

  • The Elements of StyleWilliam Strunk Jr. · 19188 chapters · about 5 h 38 min of typing
  • How to Live on 24 Hours a DayArnold Bennett · 190812 chapters · about 4 h 43 min of typing
  • Bartleby, the ScrivenerHerman Melville · 18536 chapters · about 6 h 4 min of typing
  • The Art of Public SpeakingDale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein · 191532 chapters · about 41 h of typing
  • Notes on NursingFlorence Nightingale · 185914 chapters · about 13 h of typing
  • The Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay · 178886 chapters · about 80 h of typing
  • The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes Jr. · 188130 chapters · about 48 h of typing
  • The Wealth of NationsAdam Smith · 177687 chapters · about 158 h of typing
  • On WarCarl von Clausewitz · 1832140 chapters · about 119 h of typing
  • David CopperfieldCharles Dickens · 185099 chapters · about 149 h of typing

Frequently asked questions

Answers about typing books and typing stories on TypingGuild.

How do I type a book online?

Pick a book, open a chapter and start typing what you see. Mistakes stay inside the word, space moves to the next word, and your exact spot is saved in this browser so you can stop any time and carry on later.

Are typing books good typing practice?

Yes. Typing practice books use real sentences with capitals, punctuation and varied words, which builds speed and accuracy that carry over to everyday writing better than random word lists. A story also keeps you going for longer sessions.

Which typing stories should I start with?

Start with the Short Reads shelf: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Tale of Peter Rabbit or A Christmas Carol have short chapters and plain words. Move to longer classics like Pride and Prejudice or Sherlock Holmes once a chapter feels easy.

Are the typing books free?

Yes. All 110 books are in the public domain and free to type, with no account and no limits. Your progress stays in this browser and can be saved to a backup file from the History page.

How are special characters handled when I type a book?

Curly quotes, long dashes and accented letters are changed to characters on a standard keyboard, so every character in a typing book can be typed.

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