Thousands of popular novels in English published up to 2017 free online in pdf. Grouped by category. Download many of them. Bestsellers. Best novels lists from several organizations.
Century Past has a wide variety of fiction books, which you can find at Fiction in the top-of-page menu.
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Search for an Author’s Books
Try searching for books by author. In the search bar in this link, in the creator field, replace LAST, FIRST with the author’s name. Save books you like to your Internet Archive account by clicking “Favorite” while logged in.
See the Menu at the top of every page for Directories of Free Online Fiction and NonFiction Books, Magazines, and more, on 400 pages like this at Century Past
Search for a Fiction Theme
Try searching for fiction books by subject. In the search bar in this link, in the creator field, replace SEARCH with your subject.
Best Novels Lists
1000 Novels Everyone Must Read
The Guardian newspaper in the UK published this list of novels in 2009. They’re organized by genre. Use Search for an Author’s Books, the first entry on this page, to find free online copies at the Internet Archive. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
Chicago Public Library Adults Best of the Best Book List
“Each year, a team of CPL librarians evaluates the year’s new books and selects the best books for Chicago’s adults.” Use Search for an Author’s Books, the first entry on this page, to find free online copies at the Internet Archive. You are most likely to find books published before 2020.
LibraryReads
“The top ten books published this month that librarians across the country [USA] love.” Use Search for an Author’s Books, the first entry on this page, to find free online copies at the Internet Archive. You are most likely to find books published before 2020.
Book of the Month Club Selection
Use Search for an Author’s Books, the first entry on this page, to find free online copies at the Internet Archive. You are most likely to find books published before 2020. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
Classic Books Popular Among Indian Readers – Free PDF Popular Novels Online in English
Our Century Past blog post with 33 classic books that are still popular among readers in India.
Adventure Novels
Adventure Fiction Books PDF – Collection
Adventure books to read online for free at the Internet Archive. No sign-up on Century Past, but you’ll need to sign up for free at Internet Archive to borrow a free pdf online novel. Some Adventure novel authors represented here: Thea Stilton, Robert Muchamore, Clive Cussler, Erin Hunter, Eoin Colfer, J. R. R. Tolkien, Fern Michaels, James Clavell, Ken Follett.
Voyages and Travels – Collection
Voyages and Travel fiction books. Some authors represented here: Rick Riordan, Leigh Bardugo, Paulo Coelho, Tui Sutherland, Amitav Ghosh, Douglas Adams, Paulette Jiles, J. R. R. Tolkien, many more.
Family Life Fiction
Family Life Novels PDF – Collection
Free family life fiction books at the Internet Archive. Some family life fiction authors here are: Liz Pichon, E. Lockhart, Anzia Yezierska, Dean Koontz, Khaled Hosseini, Veronica Roth, Jacqueline Wilson, John Steinbeck, get free Evelyn Waugh books, Valerie Brown and William Howard novel pdf. Online novel pdf. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock awesome books, Lori Wick, Todd Parr, Randal Kenan, and author Mary Street. Family life fiction books.
We have thousands of free Books of Short Stories, and hundreds in audio
Family Problems Novels – Collection – Free PDF Popular Novels Online in English
Free family problems novels at the Internet Archive. Some family life fiction authors here are: Ellen Hopkins, Dianne Case top ebooks, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Julie Anne Peters, Adrienne Maria Vrettos, Valerie Brown and William Howard Novel pdf, Jody Keplinger, Stephen Emond, Carolyn Keene, Amy Lynn Reed, Jennifer L. Holm, Liz Rettig. Family life fiction.
General Fiction and Miscellaneous Categories
Publishers Weekly Lists of Bestselling Books in the United States
This Wikipedia article contains links to more Wikipedia entries that list the best-selling books in the U.S. for every year from 1895 to 2016. You can use this Open Library search box to search for free online versions on the Internet Archive.
See Harlequin Romance Novels online free on our site
General Fiction Genre – Collection
PDF novels that you can read at the Internet Archive. Some popular fiction authors here are: Kiera Cass, J. K. Rowling, Julia Donaldson, Murakami Haruki, Patricia McCormick free download or read online, Cixin Liu, Stephenie Meyer, Douglas Adams, Paulo Coelho Archer free download or read online, Omar Tyree. Best ebooks by Bharati Mukherjee, Isaac Asimov, Jamie Buckingham, and best selling books online by Margaret Haddix. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
See our entries for collected works by and about these authors (& many more): Ernest Hemingway, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, George Orwell, Anne Rice, J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf.
U.S. Social Life & Customs – Collection
U.S. Social Life & Customs fiction books. Some authors represented here: Truman Capote, John Cheever, James McPherson, Kurt Vonnegut, Elizabeth Gilbert, Joyce Carol Oates, Susan Sontag, Thomas Wolfe, many more.
Immigrants Fiction – Collection
Immigrants fiction books. Some authors represented here: John Dos Passos, Chimamanda Adichie, Vladimir Nabokov, Thanhha Lai, Katherine Applegate, Upton Sinclair, Cristina Henriquez, Anzia Yezierska, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, many more.
Actresses Fiction – Collection
Actresses fiction books. Some authors represented here: Francine Rivers, Nora Roberts, Carla Kelly, Jenna Jameson, Katherine Stone, Jacqueline Susann, John Le Carre, Emma Darcy, Judith McNaught, many more. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
Self Realization Fiction – Collection – Free PDF Popular Novels Online in English
Self Realization fiction books. Some authors represented here: Camille DeAngelis, Haruki Murakami, Donna Tartt, Paulo Coelho, Robin S. Sharma, Melissa Marr, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Jason Reynolds, many more.
Race Relations Fiction – Collection
Race Relations fiction books. Some authors represented here: Greg Iles, Harper Lee, Angie Thomas, Chinua Achebe, Ann Patchett, Sue Monk Kidd, Fannie Flagg, Nic Stone, many more.
People with Disabilities – Collection
People with Disabilities fiction books. Some authors represented here: Jojo Moyes, Wendelin Van Draanen, Sharon Mills, DuBose Heyward, Susan Fletcher, Frances Hodgson Burnette, many more.
Readers Digest Condensed Books
Readers’ Digest Condensed Books PDF – Collection – Free PDF Popular Novels Online in English
Volumes of Readers’ Digest Condensed Books that you can read at the Internet Archive. Condensed books online.
Humorous Fiction
American Wit and Humor Books – Collection
Humorous fiction books free at the Internet Archive, resulting from a search for books on “American Wit and Humor”. Some humorous fiction authors here are: Dennis Rodman, John R. Kemble, Bill Watterson, Mark Twain, George Carlin, Joe Bob Briggs, Jim Davis, Louis Safian, Jerry Seinfeld, James Thurber, Paul Reiser, John Bendel, Jack Handey, Arthur Bloch, Marshall P. Wilder, Finley Peter Dunne, Iain Topliss. Humorous fiction.
See our entries for collected works by and about these authors (& many more): Douglas Adams, David Sedaris, P. G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain.
Medical Fiction
Medical Fiction Books – Collection
Free online books with medical themes. Some medical fiction authors: Julia Quinn, Carol Marinelli, Patricia Cornwell, Karin Slaughter, Susan Anne Mason, Madeleine Roux, Sarah Orne Jewett. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
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Physicians Novels – Collection
Free online books about physicians. Some authors: Lucy Ryder, Carol Marinelli, Scarlet Wilson, Annie O’Neil, Susan Anne Mason, Tessa Harris, Lara Lacombe.
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Nurses Fiction Collection
Free books about nurses. Some nurse fiction authors: Betty Neels, Louise Lockhart, Margaret Malcolm, Dorothy Deming, Lucy Gillen, Molly Evans, Anne Holman. Free PDF popular novels online in English.
Religious Fiction
Religious Fiction Novels PDF – Christian Life Collection – Free PDF Popular Novels Online in English
Free online Christian Life fiction books to read. Some Christian fiction authors: Patricia St. John, Guus Kuijer, Karen Kingsbury, Jenny B. Jones, Gail Gaymer Martin, Winfred Herbst, Tim LaHaye, John Bunyan, Frank E. Perretti, Lynn A. Coleman, Laurie Alice Eakes.
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Religious Fiction Books PDF Free – Collection
Free online religious novels. Some religious fiction authors: Kimberley, Comeaux, Janette Oke, Tracie Peterson, Ted Dekker, Gene Edwards, Victoria Nelson, Lori Copeland, Susan May Warren. Religious fiction books free.
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Christian Fiction Books PDF Free – Collection
Christian fiction books at the Internet Archive. Some favorite religious fiction authors here: Marsha Drake, Kimberley Comeaux, Karen Kingsbury, Lori Wick, Taylor Caldwell, Dee Henderson, Tracie Peterson. Free PDF popular novels online in English.