Looking for books in Latin to read, not just study? We've gathered 20 free books in Latin in PDF: Roman classics, easy readers for beginners, the Latin Bible, and modern stories translated into Latin.
These are the books that shaped Western literature, law and faith, in the language they were written in. Read Virgil's Aeneid, Caesar on the Gallic War, the odes of Horace, or the Vulgate of Saint Jerome.
If you are new to the language, start with the short fables and myths. Every book is free to read online or download as PDF.
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Classics
Classical Latin Books
These books in Latin come from the authors of ancient Rome, in the original text: epic poetry, speeches, history and philosophy. They have set the standard for the language since antiquity.
Books I to IV of Caesar's own account of his campaigns in Gaul, in the original Latin. Clear, direct prose that has been the first real author for Latin students for centuries.
The four speeches Cicero delivered against Catiline, with the Latin text set beside a facing translation. The translation and the rhetorical study that accompanies it are in Portuguese.
The four books of Horace's Odes and the Epodes in the original Latin, in the text edited by Paul Shorey and Gordon Laing. Lyric poetry at its most polished.
The complete poems of Catullus in Latin, in the Oxford Classical Texts edition by Robinson Ellis. Short, personal and sharp, from love poems to insults.
Ovid's poem on the Roman calendar, its festivals and the myths behind them, in the original Latin. Includes an introduction and notes in English by Thomas Keightley.
Sallust's two historical monographs in Latin: the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha. This school edition adds a preface and explanatory notes in English.
The thirteen books of Augustine's Confessions in the original Latin, from the 1838 Oxford edition. The first great autobiography of Western literature.
Short stories, fables and myths told in simple Latin, made for your first readings. These are the books in Latin to start with if you are still learning the language.
Over a hundred short Latin readings that grow with you, from simple sentences built around one grammar point to fables and anecdotes. The Latin marks long vowels, and the cover and headings are in Portuguese.
Sixty very short Latin stories that run from the fall of Troy to the Roman conquest of Britain. Easy sentences with long vowels marked. The cover and story titles are in Portuguese.
Three sets of easy Latin stories: the Argonauts, the voyage of Ulysses and the seven kings of Rome. A step up from single sentences to connected reading. The cover and chapter titles are in Portuguese.
The classic first Latin reader: the myths of Perseus, Hercules, the Argonauts and Ulysses retold in simple Latin. Comes with notes and a full vocabulary in English.
1001 of Aesop's fables in Latin, gathered from classical, medieval and Renaissance sources. Each one is short enough to read in a sitting, with notes at the back.
The Vulgate is the Latin Bible that Saint Jerome translated in the 4th century, and the Church used it for over a thousand years. Read it here in the Clementine text, whole or by book.
The complete Bible in Latin, Old and New Testament, in the Clementine Vulgate text. A carefully prepared electronic edition with a general index of all the books.
The 27 books of the New Testament in Jerome's Latin, from the Gospels to Revelation. Clementine Vulgate text with the Glossa Ordinaria, the standard medieval commentary.
Novels, plays and poems from the modern era, written in Latin or translated into it. If you already know the story, the Latin gets much easier to follow.
Robinson Crusoe retold in Latin by Francis William Newman, written to make reading practice less tedious for learners. A familiar adventure in clear, readable Latin.
The Latin odes of Garcilaso de la Vega, the Spanish Renaissance poet. A short read of ten pages that shows how Latin stayed alive as a literary language.
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