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PublicLiterature.org showcases some of the greatest authors from around the world. The authors provide samples of their work such as poetry, excerpts from books, short stories, and plays.

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PublicLiterature.org provides a user-friendly interface to read books online. Many tools are provided to explore and utilize this collection of public domain books,poetry, tutorials and audio. Please see our Privacy Policy.

Contributors

PublicLiterature.org is an invitation-only partnership of the top authors in the world. Many high-profile authors use our column to discuss their latest work, talk about upcoming events, and share their thoughts. Additionally, we give aspiring writers the opportunity to share their work with a wider audience.

Copyright Policy

Works

Authors retain full ownership to works they post on this site, but are also giving permission for this site and its affiliates to distribute that work without modification.  Visitors to the site may not distribute, modify, or sell works posted to the site unless indicated by the author for the specific work.

The site reserves the right to remove any materials for any reason.

Discussions

Any discussions (as opposed to works above) posted to this site are considered to be retainable with full rights by the site, except any portion of a discussion which is clearly marked as copyrighted material.  (For example, you can quote a work “like this,” (c) Jane Doe)