AI notes in the margin —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
Meet the minds
behind the books.
Philosophers, novelists, poets and modern voices. Their books are simplified into clear, modern English, read aloud, and explained in the margins.
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 explaining any line, chapter, or book you ask about.
