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Every year, new authors enter the public domain and their entire oeuvre becomes part of our shared cultural heritage. This is cause for celebration, and we invite you to the party.
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Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
Moby-Dick
Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Art of War
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Wizard of Oz
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The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Art of War
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Wizard of Oz
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
2021
F. Scott Fitzgerald's works are in the public domain since 2021, making his iconic novels like The Great Gatsby freely accessible.
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herman melville
Herman Melville
1991
In 1991, Herman Melville's work became available worldwide. You can download his books at the Public Domain Library.
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The Art of War
Sun Tzu
The Art of War
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina
Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Wizard of Oz
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo
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