Find Your Next Read
Tell us what you enjoy—short tales, deep dives, or something in between. The finder suggests books from the catalog that fit your preferences, based on length, subject, and reading pace.
Do more with this book catalog
The INUOD Fantasy & Folklore Library brings together 96 public-domain texts spanning fairy tales, folklore, myths, and legends. Each work has been prepared with reading tools that help you explore structure, themes, and context without leaving the page.
Whether you are new to these stories or returning for a closer look, the library offers three ways in: a finder that matches books to your tastes, a compare view that sets similar titles side by side, and a reading tool that estimates time and breaks down each text.
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Ways the catalog data becomes useful
Compare Books Objectively
Put two or more titles side by side. See word counts, section counts, and average sentence length to understand how each book is built before you commit.
Plan Your Reading Time
Estimates are based on median reading speeds. Use the reading tool to see how long a book will take, from a quick hour to a full marathon.
Choosing, Comparing, and Tracking Your Reading
The INUOD Fantasy & Folklore Library holds 96 public-domain works, and the three tools on this page address different parts of the reading process. Book Finder narrows the catalog to titles that match your interests and available time. Compare Books places two or three selected titles side by side so you can weigh their concrete differences. Reading Tracker turns a chosen book into a page-based plan you can follow day by day.
Start with Book Finder
Begin with Book Finder when you know roughly what you want but not the specific title. The catalog spans four categories, with Folklore holding 43 works and Fairy Tales 33, while Fantasy Classics and Myths Legends each hold 10. You can filter by length, estimated reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, and subject. For instance, if you are drawn to Japanese customs and storytelling, selecting the Folklore category and the subject Folklore -- Japan brings up Tales of Old Japan — Reading Notes, a 140,630-word volume that will take an estimated 612 minutes to read.
The finder also lets you indicate a preference for popular or hidden-gem titles. The catalog includes well-known collections like Grimm's Fairy Stories alongside lesser-known regional works such as More Russian Picture Tales. No-preference choices do not penalize any book, so you can leave criteria open and still get a full list.
Once you have a shortlist, note the word count and estimated reading time for each candidate. These numbers are the first clue to whether a book fits your schedule. A title like The cock, the mouse, and the little red hen, at 4,942 words, is a very different commitment from The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07, which runs to 179,324 words.
Refine with Compare Books
Compare Books is most useful when two or three titles seem equally appealing. The tool shows word count, estimated reading time, text sections, sentence flow, chapter rhythm, subjects, and page information when available. These are descriptive metrics, not quality judgments. For example, comparing Tales of Old Japan — Reading Notes with Traditions of the Tinguian reveals that the former has a higher average sentence length (27.6 words) and more text sections (17) than the latter (16.2 words, 16 sections), which might influence your sense of pacing.
The comparison can also highlight structural differences. A book with many short sections, such as Gypsy folk-tales with 133 sections, may be easier to pick up and put down than one with fewer, longer sections. Use the tool to see these contrasts clearly before you commit.
Plan with Reading Tracker
After selecting a book, Reading Tracker helps you estimate a realistic finish date. The tracker records progress in pages, not minutes or sections. If a fixed catalog page count is unavailable, it estimates pages by dividing the word count by 250 words per page. You can replace that estimate with the page count from your own reading app or edition.
Set a daily page goal that matches your routine. The default is 20 pages per day. For a book like Tales of Old Japan — Reading Notes, with an estimated 563 pages, that goal would mean roughly 29 days of reading. Adjust the goal to see how the finish date changes.