A Reference Library · Public Domain
Humanity’s Public Library
Thousands of public-domain books, free to read or download — poetry, philosophy, science, fiction, history. This is reference material, not a verified human contribution: it is not part of the Archive, and it carries no Passport. See below for where it comes from.
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Free, public-domain audiobooks — members can stream them.
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A reference library of public-domain books, courtesy of Project Gutenberg.
![The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/50559/pg50559.cover.medium.jpg)
![Faust: Eine Tragödie [erster Teil]](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/21000/pg21000.cover.medium.jpg)
![Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14591/pg14591.cover.medium.jpg)
![The Little Clay Cart [Mṛcchakaṭika]](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/21020/pg21020.cover.medium.jpg)
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Real footage from the movement, and contributions documented on video.
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Documentaries, interviews and talks made for the archive itself.
Public domain works, courtesy of Project Gutenberg. Catalogue data periodically synced from the open Gutendex API. Reference material, not a Planet-B contribution. Prefer to listen? Members can stream free audiobooks →