Enough with the hype. I've been heavily interested in a while now in classics of political theory, theology, philosophy, history, literature, etc. And so, I've been rooting around online for some "free stuff." And I've found some REAL winners. One of the nice things about setting this up is that if you're looking for a quote, it's a lot easier to just punch in the line in your computer and let it do the work, than to flip through a big ol' book. Take a look.

The MIT Classics library. My personal choice for old Greco-Roman stuff, as well as some good Oriental things (Confucius, Sun Tzu, etc.).

MIT's Shakespeare folio. I like, I like, and it's a nice source for just the plays. This was actually the first "free book" site I found, and the one that turned me on to looking for all these others.

Some interesting medieval texts.

I don't care what your religion is, this set of "Christian Classics" is indispensible. Great, great, great stuff, a personal favorite of mine.

Not trying to "save the best for last, but this is the frickin' MOTHER LODE. In fact, it's so big that a lot of times, I can't get the entire thing to load. I also like this guy's philosophy, if you check out the rest of his site. Now, I would have maybe chosen some different works, but this is really a treasure trove. A quick tip - if it won't load, pull up the Page Source, which should give you everything.

Bartleby's is a bit commercial, but I DEFINITELY dig it.

Gutenberg.net is one of the classics - I highly recommend it.

And, as always, the more I find, the more goes up here.