AI margin notes —every hard line explained
Great literature.
Made simple.
Still powerful.
Most people don’t finish the great books — the language gets in the way long before the story does. Roman Reads removes it: read the original or a simplified edition in clear, modern English, hear it read aloud in a voice you pick, and let Hermes — the built-in AI guide — explain the hard lines in the margin. Hardcovers are printed to order; the digital edition comes free with every one.
What Roman Reads Is
The great books — printed, read aloud, and explained in the margin.
Printed to order — ships in 1–2 weeks.
9 volumes · 7 writers
Every book, both ways —
in hardcover, and read aloud.
Our best sellers, best first — Russian novels, philosophy and modern classics, every one printed to order as a hardcover.
- Crime and Punishment1866
- Poor Folk1846
- The Stranger1942
- The Trial1925
- The Little Prince1943
- Meditationsc. 180
- The 48 Laws of Power1998
- The House of the Dead1862
- 19841949
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment, 1866
Get to know the
writers you love.
Every one of them has a page: who they were, what happened to them, and every book they wrote — simplified, read aloud, and explained in the margin by Hermes, the built-in AI guide.
A hundred books,read aloud.
Choose a voice, press play, and pick up exactly where you left off — the text follows the narration, line by line. Three samples are free to play today; the full library arrives with the subscription, coming soon.
The app — coming soon
The whole library,
in your pocket.
The Roman Reads app is coming to iOS and Android. Carry the whole library with you — read or listen, original or simplified, with Hermes, the built-in AI guide, explaining any line, chapter, or book you ask about.
