English only
Read the public-domain original text without translation beside it.
rbooks.xyz · bilingual reading MVP
Read public-domain classics in English, Chinese, or both.
RBooks is becoming a bilingual online reader: public-domain English originals, RBooks Chinese reading translations, and paragraph-by-paragraph parallel reading.
Product direction
Not introductions. Actual reading.
The goal is to make every book readable online, with language modes for different readers.
中文 only
Use the RBooks reading translation as a Chinese-first reading aid.
Parallel mode
Compare English and Chinese paragraph by paragraph, with notes for difficult phrases.
First shelf
One book goes deep first.
Pride and Prejudice is the first bilingual sample book. Other book pages remain as future candidates.
Pride and Prejudice
从婚姻、阶级与误解读懂奥斯丁的英国乡绅世界。
Bilingual sampleProject Gutenberg #1342
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
一场语言游戏、童话逻辑与荒诞想象组成的短篇冒险。
Coming soonProject Gutenberg #11
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
用短篇案件进入福尔摩斯世界，适合碎片化阅读。
Coming soonProject Gutenberg #1661