Dover editions of Bizet's Carmen, Euripides's Bacchae, and Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Three Dover editions from my library

“For sixty years, Dover Publications succeeded with a unique business model and a founder who was willing to defend that model against changes to copyright law that he believed threatened to undermine it.”

This is a Permanent Book” by Karin Falcone Krieger

Like many English majors in college, I acquired a number of Dover editions over the years through used book sales and direct purchase. Gods know how many I utilized in my studies at the college library. It saddens me to hear about this vital institution coming to an end.

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