Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de BeaumontAuthor: Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Dec 1, 2004