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World Events in Context: Texts & Context
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Independent digital catalogue
Explore Public-Domain Works in History, Law and Social Inquiry
DGAZA Public Domain Literature Library is an independent digital catalogue presenting 90 public-domain works. Browse works by theme, author and title, with source references, author details and original editorial context prepared to support discovery.
90 public-domain works73 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Subject gateways
Explore by Theme
Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
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A Guide to Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends
Fairy tales, legends, myths and traditional narratives drawn from different literary and cultural settings.
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Future Societies: Texts & Context
Works exploring technology, imagined futures, discovery and speculative changes in society and everyday life.
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Society, Manners & Change: Sources & Perspectives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
Literature — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Selected from the current catalogue
Sarah of the Sahara: A Romance o...
This work offers one entry point into the authors, subjects and source types represented in the current catalogue.
View catalogue recordNewly Catalogued by DGAZA
Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impr...
In A Guide...
The Supernatural in Modern Engli...
In World E...
Seets i' Paris Sammywell Grimes'...
In Future ...
The Dreamers: A Club — Inside th...
In A Guide...
Woman's Work in English Fiction,...
In World E...
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy — Ba...
In World E...
The Lancashire Witches: A Romanc...
In World E...
Lord of the World — Reading Comp...
In Future ...
Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with World Events in Context: Texts & ContextOpen a focused route to works connected with World Events in Context: Texts & Context.Explore A Guide to Fairy Tales, Myths & LegendsCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within A Guide to Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends.Read through Future Societies: Texts & ContextMove from introductory records to related works in Future Societies: Texts & Context.Browse Society, Manners & Change: Sources & PerspectivesUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Society, Manners & Change: Sources & Perspectives.
Record framework
How This Catalogue Works
How records are presented and connected without altering the represented source texts.
Source connection
Link catalogue pages with the files and references currently available.
Metadata organization
Present visible title, author and edition information for easier discovery.
Collection grouping
Arrange works by recurring subjects, literary settings and historical questions.
Context layer
Describe relationships between records while preserving the wording of source texts.
About these records
Frequently Asked Questions
How the collection is organized, presented and corrected.
It generally means that the represented source text is no longer protected by copyright in the applicable jurisdiction or has been released for public use. Status may vary by country and edition.
A record may include the title, author, category, cover, description, edition information, source references and available reading or download options.
A category reflects a work’s principal subjects, literary setting, source type and relationship to nearby records in the collection.
The catalogue adds navigation, metadata and editorial context. The represented source text retains its wording, edition information and rights status.
Use the contact page and include the work title, page address and the exact attribution, category, metadata or source detail requiring attention.
Catalogue stewardship
Mary Wilde
Senior Catalogue Editor
Maintains catalogue records, records source attribution, organizes author metadata, assigns categories and prepares original editorial context for public-domain works.