Public Domain Day, 2024
Happy Public Domain Day! These books, published in 1928, were supposed to enter the public domain in the United States in 2004, 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 1928 by visiting the Catalogue of Copyright Entries.
Orlando: A BiographyBorn an English nobleman, Orlando serves King Charles II as an ambassador to Constantinople, where he wakes up one day as a woman and lives on for several centuries switching between genders.
Peter PanIn this classic novel, Peter Pan brings three children — Wendy, Michael, and John — to Neverland and tries to outwit his nemesis, Captain Hook.
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