This is for everyone.
My first great adult fling — literature, the great books — matured over time into a longing to share with others. In my twenties, I watched our republic crack and crumble, and did what I could through my career and essays to demonstrate the profound necessity of education to a healthy democracy. My efforts were futile and my writing unread.
Ten years ago, I dreamed of creating a website that provided access to the great public domain works of the past. But what I had in mind was not possible with the technology of just a few years ago. That has finally changed.
There are many amazing and useful websites that archive and share public domain literature free of cost to anyone who wishes to download it. I appreciate and salute their efforts. I would not be able to undertake this project without the work of countless librarians the world over. But what I had in mind was something else.