diff --git a/earthsnake/document/__init__.py b/earthsnake/document/__init__.py
index a135646..88bb6e4 100644
--- a/earthsnake/document/__init__.py
+++ b/earthsnake/document/__init__.py
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ class Document(ABC):  # pragma: no cover pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 
         If ``identity`` is ``None``, use ``self.author`` instead.
         """
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f'<{self.__class__.__name__} {self.path} by {self.author}>'
diff --git a/tests/test_document_es4.py b/tests/test_document_es4.py
index 6532cb9..2faeced 100644
--- a/tests/test_document_es4.py
+++ b/tests/test_document_es4.py
@@ -257,3 +257,12 @@ def test_content_length(es4_document: Es4Document) -> None:
     """Test the content_length property"""
 
     assert es4_document.content_length == 4
+
+
+def test_repr(es4_document: Es4Document) -> None:
+    """Test the __repr__ method of Es4Document"""
+
+    assert (
+        repr(es4_document)
+        == '<Es4Document /test.txt by @test.bcz76z52y5dlpohtkmpuj3jsdcvfmebzpcgfmtmhu4u7hlexzreya>'
+    )