Public Domain Day, 2025
Happy Public Domain Day! These books, published in 1929, were supposed to enter the public domain in the United States in 2005, but Congress extended the original copyright term from 75 years to 95 years. Now the wait is finally over! You can check out the full list of books published in 1929 by visiting the Catalogue of Copyright Entries.
A Farewell To ArmsCaught up in the brutality of World War I, an American ambulance driver on the Italian front falls in love with an English nurse.
The Sound and the FuryThrough the perspectives of three brothers and an omniscient narrator, the Compson family of Mississippi is shown falling into ruin.
A Room of One's OwnBased on lectures that Woolf delivered at Cambridge, this essay argues that women need financial independence and private spaces in order to create literature.
All Quiet on the Western FrontTranslated by A.W. Wheen, Remarque's masterpiece details the experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
Letters to a Young PoetTranslated from the original German by Stephen Mitchell, this collection of letters explores the poet's craft and relationship to the world.
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