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Free Downloadable Books My Double Life by Sarah Bernhardt At the midway point in her life, Sarah Bernhardt wrote an autobiography that reveals much about her thoughts and motivations, and the book is singularly amusing in the way her words reveal how she was capable of remembering factual events as high drama. You can download the book for free from Project Gutenberg in a variety of formats to fit your reading preferences. Just click on: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9100
The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel LindsayThis ancient book by Vachel Lindsay remains one of the most interesting, early studies on silent films. The nearly one hundred-year-old book is now available for free by Project Gutenberg for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away, or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License. Visit: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13029/13029-h/13029-h.htm Photoplays Magazines Enjoy the great pleasure of looking back through some Photoplay silent movie magazines, a good collection from 1925-1929: Photoplay Volume 28 29 (Jul. Dec. 1925) Photoplay Volume 30 31 (Jul. Dec. 1926) Photoplay Volume 31 33 (Jan. Jun. 1927) Photoplay Volume 33 34 (Jan. Jun. 1928) Photoplay Volume 35 36 (Jan. Jun. 1929) Photoplay Volume 36 37 (Jul. Dec. 1929) Photoplay Volume 37 38 (Jan. Jun. 1930) Just click on this link: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22media%20history%20digital%20library%22
The Moving Picture Boys Bedtime stories are still popular with the kids in everyones family. Treat yours to one or more of the classic books you may remember from your childhood, the two series featuring the Moving Picture Boys and the Moving Picture Girls. You can download for free anytime a number of these classic adventure stories from Project Gutenberg, an effort dedicated to keeping in circulation public domain books of general interest. They sound as fresh today as when they were first written. We especially enjoyed The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front, or The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films and The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast. Visit: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/results
The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen This 1920 book by Carolyn Lowrey features more than a hundred full-page portraits and full-page biographical profiles of the directors and stars who were well-known by that year. The book can be viewed or downloaded and saved for free anytime. Visit: http://books.google.com/books?id=GqVZAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Behind the Motion Picture Screen Behind the Motion Picture Screen, a 1919 book by Austin C. Lescarboura, provides a fascinating look into everything youve ever wanted to know about making a movie during the silent film era. Best of all, the book is overfilled with more than 300 rare full-page photographs, a real treasure trove of information, and a delight to study and enjoy. You can read the book, save it, or print it out anytime for free. Just visit: http://books.google.com/books?id=dxJ1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=related:STANFORD36105020030446&lr=#
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