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Public-Domain Books

Classic books and source texts that creators can study, adapt, or reference with care.

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Classic books and source texts that creators can study, adapt, or reference with care.

Source-first Reviewed Jul 2026

Book1851

Herman Melville's Moby-Dick

Public-domain source text in the U.S.

american literature sea

Book1813

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Public-domain source text in the U.S.

literature regency romance

Book1895

H. G. Wells's The Time Machine

Public-domain source text in the U.S.

classic novella science-fiction

Book1843

Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol

Public-domain source text in the U.S.

ghost holiday literature

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