History in Books
Five bodies of reading, each a sustained inquiry into a theme or tradition. Across them: 401 readings drawn from every corner of the literary world.
A 149-book chronological journey through world literature — one work per civilisation per moment, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the present.
149 of 149 target readings · 100% complete
One defining book per country, mapping world literature through national borders.
101 of 195 target readings · 52% complete
Books that were banned, burned, or branded dangerous — and the regimes they outlasted.
51 of 56 target readings · 91% complete
Books by women who wrote against the cultural expectations of their time, smuggling thought and imagination through walls built to keep them out.
50 of 57 target readings · 88% complete
Books that grapple with empire — its rise, its violence, its long shadow on the cultures it tried to claim.
50 of 57 target readings · 88% complete