quote: Project Gutenberg is the brainchild of Michael Hart, who in 1971 decided that it would be a really good idea if lots of famous and important texts were freely available to everyone in the world.
Very complete. This is how they discribe themselves:
quote: The preeminent Internet publisher of literatue, reference, and verse, providing students, researchers, and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.