World Book and Copyright Day

In recognition of the important role of books in our lives, April 23 was declared World Book and Copyright Day at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in 1995. As mentioned in the document, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, William Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died on April 23. 

World Book and Copyright Day is a day to celebrate reading and publishing. Celebrate this day by finding a book to read. The following books are available online:

Books by the above mentioned authors (available from Project Gutenberg)

• Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra)
• Macbeth (William Shakespeare)
• The Works of Garcilasso de la Vega (Inca Garcilaso de la Vega)

Books by other notable authors (available from Ebook Central)

• The Complete Short Stories (Edgar Allan Poe)  
• The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
• The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)  

Books about books and reading (available from Ebook Central)

• 100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books (Nick Rennison)  
• Libraries in the Ancient World (Lionel Casson)  
• The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction (Alan Jacobs)

Books about writing (available from Ebook Central)

• African Rhythms: New Approaches to Literature (Chin Ce and Charles Smith)
• How to Write (Alastair Fowler) 
• Locating Science Fiction (Andrew Milner)  

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