About
A short way in to long books.
Classics in Six explains public-domain novels in exactly six sentences, with three figures drawn from each book's own text.
What this is. Each page answers one question: what is this book really about, and why is it still read? We keep it to six sentences so you can decide whether to read the novel, or come back to it with a map.
Where the books come from. Every novel here is in the public domain in the United States, and every page links the free full text at Project Gutenberg. We are not affiliated with Project Gutenberg.
How we write. We read the whole novel and at least two reputable sources about it, then write in our own words. We do not copy or rewrite study guides, and we keep pages spoiler-light: no endings revealed.
How the figures are made. They are counted by our own scripts from the text. The method page explains each one and what it can't show.
AI disclosure. The sentences and figures are written and drawn by go4 with AI assistance (Claude, by Anthropic), then checked against the novel's text and the linked sources.
Corrections. A contact address is coming soon. Until then, every page lists its sources so you can check us.