[issybird]

Originally Posted by BookCat

Discussing this issue is strictly forbidden here.

However, there are many legitimately freely available public domain (out of copyright) books which you will find for free on many websites, such as this one. You can also find annotated, or other, versions of the same book on Amazon for which you have to pay.

The rules for public domain will vary depending on your country. In the UK it is the date of the author's death plus 70 years.

Don't pirate. And don't discuss the subject here.

A clarification: members are not permitted to advocate or promote piracy, but they are allowed to discuss it even to the point of why people pirate. Admittedly, it can be a fine line, but discussion of piracy is allowed. A coarse distinction which might be helpful is that it's ok to talk about why "they" pirate, but not that "I" pirate or that "you" should pirate. Third person only, please, and don't come across as justifying it.