Texts appear in fully digitised form, complete with original page markings and drawings, as opposed to the plain formatting associated with other types of e-books.
All of the works date from the 18th and 19th centuries and include novels, poetry and historical accounts.
Users must pay a monthly subscription of £1.99 to access the full collection.
"E-books tend to be rather two-dimensional. Rather flat and dull to look at," said
Simon Bell, head of partnerships at the British Library said;
"One of beauties of this is that it tries to represent in facsimile the beauty of the book".
