A free Australian library
Australia's stories, free to read and keep.
Bush ballads, convict novels, goldfields sagas, explorers' journals and the women who rewrote the bush. Every book is checked against Australian and US copyright law. Read online, download an EPUB, or add our catalogue to your e-reader.
62 books · 5.0 million words · no trackers
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Good places to start
All 62 books-
My Brilliant Career
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The Man from Snowy River, and Other Verses
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For the Term of His Natural Life
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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
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Bush Studies
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A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay
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The Old Bush Songs
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Dot and the Kangaroo
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Robbery Under Arms
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Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land
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In the Roaring Fifties
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Why is it free?
Every book has a public rights record showing who wrote it, when they died, when it was first published, where our text came from and which rule makes it free. We only publish works that are public domain in both Australia and the United States.
- Australia
- Everyone credited died in 1955 or earlier
- United States
- Published in 1930 or earlier
- Coming soon
- Ethel Turner & Mary Grant Bruce in 2029
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