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.Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters by Francesco PetrarcaAuthor: Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374,Language: English, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Apr 24, 2015