Century Past Library mainly consists of a large collection of links to search results at major online libraries and archives.
The Books links below lead to subject pages on Century Past. Each of these pages contains links to many related topics. For example, if you click Music Books, a Music page will open with more than 100 music topics. Clicking one of those topics will usually open a search at Internet Archive, where you can browse their free online books on that subject.
The Magazine pages work a bit differently. Each magazine subject page contains a list of magazine titles. Clicking a title will usually open that magazine’s archive at Internet Archive or ISSUU.
All books, magazines, and other materials linked from Century Past are free to read, borrow, or listen to online. You can also download the audiobooks and most Open Access books.
Here are some suggested pages on Century Past for ‘light reading‘.