Public Domain Day, 2023
Happy Public Domain Day! These books, published in 1927, were supposed to enter the public domain in the United States in 2003, 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 1927 by visiting the Catalogue of Copyright Entries.
To the LighthouseThis modernist novel focuses on two trips, a decade apart, that the Ramsay family takes to their summer home.
Death Comes for the ArchbishopFollowing the Mexican-American War, Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant work to build a new Roman Catholic dicoese in New Mexico.
The Bridge of San Luis ReyWhen five people are killed after a bridge collapses, a friar attempts to find meaning in the tragedy. Read the full text here.
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