eBooks

90 Books found

The ESUJU Public Domain Literature Library offers a carefully assembled collection of ninety books, drawn from the Project Gutenberg archive and presented with editorial notes that help readers approach each text with informed curiosity. Every record includes title, author, publication source, keywords, target-reader designation, and a catalogue note that describes the book’s content and context. Works are grouped into The catalogue currently contains 4 active subject categories: Young Readers, School Stories, Childrens Adventures, and Fairy Moral Tales. Categories are used as browsing aids and may overlap where a work reasonably fits more than one subject.

Browsing the catalogue

The main entry point is the ebooks page, where all books are listed alphabetically by title. Each entry links to a dedicated page that contains the full editorial note. Readers may also explore the category guide, which explains why these works share a common thread and offers three recommended titles. The editorial standards page explains how the library selects, describes, and presents its books.

Information in a book record

Each book record includes:

Title and subtitle, as supplied by Project Gutenberg
Author(s) and illustrator(s), with full names and life dates
digital source (Project Gutenberg)
Keywords that indicate subjects, genres, or themes
Target-reader field, always set to “Readers of public-domain and historical texts”
A catalogue note, written by the manuscript reviewer, that describes the work’s content and editorial observations
A direct link to the book’s page on the library

Source attribution

All books in this catalogue are sourced from Project Gutenberg, a digital library of public-domain works. The library does not modify the underlying texts; it provides editorial notes that offer context and reading guidance. Each record credits the original authors, illustrators, and translators where applicable.

Three practical reading paths

For readers new to this collection, three approaches may prove useful:

Series starters: Begin with The Haunted Fountain (Judy Bolton) or Doris Force at Locked Gates, which introduce recurring protagonists and their investigative methods.
Standalone mysteries: Try The Secret Mark, a college-set story of rare-book theft, or The Phantom Friend, where Judy Bolton faces a missing-girl case.
Historical or adventure-inflected mysteries: Explore Dave Darrin and the German Submarines or The Silent Alarm for detection blended with wartime or wilderness settings.

Bibliographic dates and catalogue measurements

The catalogue distinguishes the Project Gutenberg digital release from a work’s original or first publication. Project Gutenberg is identified as the digital source for the edition available here; its release year is therefore shown as Gutenberg Release Year, not as the work’s original publication year.

When an explicit first-publication or issue date can be supported directly by the title or issue information, it may be shown separately as First Publication Year. When that date cannot be confirmed, the catalogue displays Not confirmed rather than guessing a year.

Where the source text can be measured reliably, the catalogue may provide word count and estimated reading time. These measurements describe reading scope and are not quality rankings.

The current catalogue contains 4 active subject categories: Young Readers, School Stories, Childrens Adventures, and Fairy Moral Tales. Categories are browsing aids and may overlap where a work reasonably fits more than one subject.