Find Your Next Read
Tell the Finder what you enjoy, and it will suggest books from the library that fit your preferences. Choose by category, length, or subject, and get a shortlist of titles to explore.
Do more with this book catalog
Browse the UJAYU Public Domain Literature Library, where a century of humor and storytelling is open to everyone. The collection holds 100 books across four categories, from adventure tales to social fiction. Every title is free to read, with tools that help you find, compare, and plan your reading.
These pages go beyond a simple list. Use the Finder to match books to your mood, the Comparator to see how titles differ in length and style, and the Reading Companion to estimate your reading time. Each tool draws on the library's own data, so you can explore with confidence.
100
books in this catalog
4
catalog categories
100
books with reading-time data
Made for this collection
Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Books Side by Side
Lay out two or more books to see their word counts, reading times, and sentence complexity. See which is a quick read and which demands a slower pace, all in one view.
Plan Your Reading Time
Estimate how long a book will take based on its length and your reading speed. The Reading Companion shows realistic time ranges, so you can schedule your next literary journey.
Choosing a Book in the UJAYU Public Domain Literature Library
With one hundred public-domain titles spread across four categories, the UJAYU library offers more variety than a casual browse might suggest. The Book Finder, Compare Books, and Reading Tracker are designed to work together, each answering a different question you might have before you commit to a book.
The Finder narrows the field. Compare Books puts two or three candidates side by side. The Reading Tracker turns a choice into a sustainable plan. Used in sequence, they move you from an open-ended search to a concrete reading schedule.
Start with the Finder when you have a vague sense of what you want
The Finder lets you filter by category, length, estimated reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, and subject. Suppose you remember enjoying a parody but cannot recall the title. The subject filter includes Parodies, and selecting it will surface books like If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson — A Reader’s Guide (id 246), a short parody of A.S.M. Hutchinson's If Winter Comes.
The Finder also respects a no-preference choice, so you can leave a criterion blank without penalizing a book. This is useful when you care about reading time but have no opinion on sentence flow.
Use Compare Books when two or three titles remain
After the Finder narrows the list, Compare Books shows word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, and chapter rhythm side by side. These are descriptive metrics, not quality judgments. For instance, if you are torn between a 30-minute illustrated collection and a 300-page novel, the comparison reveals the practical difference in commitment.
The comparison also highlights structural contrasts. A book with many text sections and short sentences may feel more fragmentary than one with few sections and longer sentences. You can decide which rhythm suits your current mood.
Let the Reading Tracker turn your selection into a plan
Once you have chosen, the Reading Tracker estimates a daily page goal based on the book's total pages and your target. It stores your progress in your browser, so you can pick up where you left off.
The tracker uses a default of 250 words per page when no fixed page count is available. You can replace that estimate with the page count from your own edition, making the plan accurate for the copy you actually hold.
A concrete example from this catalog
Consider The Sunny Side of the Street — Edition Insights (id 301) at 74,393 words and an estimated 324 minutes. If you set a daily goal of 20 pages, the tracker will show roughly how many days you need. Compare that with The Bull Calf, and Other Tales (id 286) at 4,654 words, which you might finish in a single sitting.