Public Domain Books

[lmemsm]

Need something to read? Here are some interesting public domain resources.

This is my list of some of the many places to look for public domain and Creative Commons books:
http://www.distasis.com/cpp/pbtc.htm#pb11

Be sure to check out Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. Find out why the Creative Commons is so important.
http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2750


Hobbies and Activities:

How to Amuse Yourself and Others: The American Girl's Handy Book
https://books.google.com/books?id=51QCAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&ppis=_e&dq=how+to+amuse+yourself+and+others+handybook&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Young Folk's Cyclopaedia of Games and Sports
https://books.google.com/books?id=WrYUAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Hoyle's Games
https://books.google.com/books?id=S88Olgb-G_oC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

Games for Family Parties and Children
https://books.google.com/books?id=y0ECAAAAQAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions, Including Trick Photography
https://books.google.com/books?id=-hQLAAAAIAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false


Books on Drawing:

Drawing for Young Children: Containing One Hundred and Fifty Drawing Copies, and Numerous Exercises
https://books.google.com/books?id=KGEDAAAAQAAJ

How to draw animals, birds and dogs
https://books.google.com/books?id=TDYDAAAAQAAJ&dq=drawing+animals+cats+dogs&source=gbs_navlinks_s

How to draw floral and ornamental forms, 100 studies in freehand
https://books.google.com/books?id=SzYDAAAAQAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s

How to draw landscapes, trees, ships, etc
https://books.google.com/books?id=TTYDAAAAQAAJ&dq=drawing%20animals%20cats%20dogs&source=gbs_similarbooks

A botanical drawing-book: or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature
https://books.google.com/books?id=TfcGAAAAQAAJ&dq=how+to+draw+flowers&source=gbs_navlinks_s


Materials on Music:

https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/4996.html


Reading Material:

Cat Poetry
https://books.google.com/books?id=7dUCAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&ppis=_e&dq=kitten%27s+garden+of+verses&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Flatland
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Flatland

Darby O'Gill and the Good People
https://books.google.com/books?id=jUtCAAAAIAAJ&dq=hallowe%27en&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Bobbsey Twins
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1255&bih=667&tbs=bkv%3Ar&tbm=bks&ei=1B2OXqX4EYu3ggfFhoDYBQ&q=bobbsey+twins&oq=bobbsey+twins&gs_l=psy-ab.3...3638.3638.0.4272.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.k3qmTBeVPXA

Tom Swift
https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+swift&hl=en&tbm=bks&source=lnt&tbs=bkv:r&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7qvv4w9noAhXpRd8KHfSpAHIQpwUIIA&biw=1255&bih=667&dpr=1

Tarzan
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1255&bih=667&tbs=bkv%3Ar&tbm=bks&ei=IR-OXs7xIaKzgge0rZKoDg&q=tarzan&oq=tarzan&gs_l=psy-ab.3...1912.2821.0.3042.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.Oz8FMyHzYxQ

Journey to the Centre of the Earth
https://books.google.com/books?id=d9EZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=journey+to+the+center&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&ppis=_e&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIz4rnwdnoAhWQTd8KHZjBDtsQ6AEwAHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false

Star Bright
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50935

Little Fuzzy
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18137