What's New

(1) Fixed one bug in Quick Book Search
(2) Improved book page display for iPhone 12

App Description

Guided by Dr. Eliot, the famed president of Harvard University, you will journey through the history of religion and philosophy, the history of civilization, and the history of classic science. Along the way, Dr. Eliot will introduce you to the books selected from the famed Harvard Classics.

All classics you ever need to read in History and Civilization, in Philosophy and Religion, and in Science are collected in one app.

Read, listen, or read-along these books of Harvard Classics, plus 50,000+ Gutenberg classics, on-line, off-line, anywhere, anytime.

Text of each book is hand-reformatted for best reading experience, audio books done by experienced readers, and videos professionally presented.

Inside each book, you can also explore an in-depth Wikipedia article about the author and the book,

Most of the basic features for a book reader are also provided, include, page-turning, bookmarking, night reading, changing font size, changing background color, dictionary, and word and phrase looking up in search engine or Wikipedia.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 17, 2014 Initial release
  • August 07, 2014 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • July 09, 2015 New version 4.9
  • September 14, 2015 New version 5.0
  • March 06, 2016 New version 6.0
  • December 15, 2016 New version 6.1
  • December 22, 2016 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • June 15, 2019 New version 8.9
  • June 15, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • June 16, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • December 17, 2019 New version 10.0
  • September 16, 2023 New version 10.4