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Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better

Hacker News · May 15, 2026, 4:15 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
  • All of them are digitizations of Project Gutenberg texts.

X Go! Donate About▼ About Project Gutenberg Reading Options & Kindle Contact Us History & Philosophy Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free e Books Choose among free epub and Kindle e Books, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.

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