Elementary Composition
Dorothy Canfield Fisher, George R. Carpenter
Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 7 hr0% read
English reading, without one narrow shelf
Read English across stories, ideas and the world.
Linden connects public-domain books with original guides to contemporary ideas—so you can read for language, knowledge or pleasure without being confined to literature.
4012 level-estimated works12 contemporary guides47 guided pathsNo account required
Start with your goal
Choose the reading experience you want
Level, time and purpose are often more useful than genre when you are reading in English.
01279 matching books
My First English Book
Direct storytelling, manageable length and enough momentum to finish your first original English book.
I want a welcoming first complete book. 021015 matching booksFinish in One Evening
Complete poems, stories, plays and compact books that fit a focused evening or two short sessions.
I want the satisfaction of finishing tonight. 032562 matching booksRead 20 Minutes a Day
Books with clear stopping points for building a calm daily English reading habit.
I want a book that works in daily sessions. 04164 matching booksRead Aloud and Follow Dialogue
Plays and practical speaking texts for rhythm, turn-taking, emphasis, argument and confident reading aloud.
I want English I can practise with my voice.Private by design
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New here? These editorial picks balance level, time, subject and momentum.
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Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 4 hr0% read
Practical English Composition: Book II
Edwin L. Miller
Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 3 hr0% read
English Grammar and Composition for Public Schools
G. H. Armstrong
Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 3 hr0% read
New Century Speaker and Writer
Henry Davenport Northrop
Language & Communication · B1–B2 · 21 hr0% read
The Maine Woods
Henry David Thoreau
Travel & Nature · B2–C1 · 9 hr0% read
Read across disciplines
Six ideas, many ways in
Each hub places classic texts beside contemporary nonfiction so one question can travel across time and form.
01Idea hub
Science & Discovery
How evidence changes what we think we know about life, the planet and ourselves.
4 classics · 3 contemporary guides 02Idea hubMoney & Markets
How incentives, institutions and private decisions become economic life.
4 classics · 2 contemporary guides 03Idea hubMind & Behavior
Attention, judgment, identity and the stories people use to explain their choices.
4 classics · 4 contemporary guides 04Idea hubDemocracy & Power
Who gets heard, how institutions endure and where public power becomes private experience.
4 classics · 5 contemporary guides 05Idea hubNature & Exploration
Landscapes observed closely—and the histories, risks and relationships hidden inside them.
4 classics · 3 contemporary guides 06Idea hubTechnology & Work
Tools, systems and workplaces—and the assumptions quietly built into them.
4 classics · 4 contemporary guidesOriginal editorial guides
Contemporary books, thoughtfully mapped
Linden does not reproduce copyrighted books. These concise guides help you decide what to read and what questions to carry into it.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
A map of judgment under pressure—and a reason to question how cleanly any map can divide the mind.
Open the guideThe Design of Everyday Things
A humane introduction to why confusing objects are usually a design problem, not a user failure.
Open the guideThe Psychology of Money
Short essays on why financial behavior is shaped by experience, uncertainty and the stories people tell about enough.
Open the guideWhy Nations Fail
A wide-ranging argument that political and economic institutions shape whether prosperity can spread and endure.
Open the guideRead in company
Reading Paths
Ordered books, a reason for each step and a realistic weekly plan.
Path 01B1–B2 → A2–B1 → B2–C1
English Through Observation and Public Ideas
Eight works move from a visible experiment and direct reporting into nature, astronomy, politics, psychology and the long problem of education in a changing world.
8 books · 78 hours · 20-week planPath 02A2–B1 → B1–B2
Start with the Classics
Four distinct books that teach four useful reading rhythms: comedy, adventure, speculation and social fiction.
4 books · 31 hours · 8-week planPath 03A2–B1 → B1–B2
Short Classics for a Weekend
Compact works and selections that reward a focused weekend without feeling slight.
5 books · 11 hours · 3-week planNew to Linden
Fresh routes across forms
Recent additions to this collection, spanning story, speech, science, history and ideas.
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Seven daughters
Amanda M. Douglas
Children’s Literature · A2–B1 · 6 hr0% read
An elder brother
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Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 2 hr0% read
Miles Lawson
W. Reynolds Mrs. Lloyd
Children’s Literature · B2–C1 · 2 hr0% read
Little Miss Moth
Amy Le Feuvre
Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 4 hr0% read
What happened to Tad
Mary E. Ropes
Children’s Literature · B1–B2 · 3 hr0% read