MaggieH says:
This book just missed being included in the public domain--and therefore freely available)--but two years! But, we'll add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site. Thanks for suggesting it!

cresswga says:
I had been interested in this too but I couldn't find any concrete evidence as to its copyright status.

I remember seeing a BBC mini series based upon the book (a long time ago) that I enjoyed a lot.

For future reference Maggie, what are the rules for public domain? Is it published works pre-1923?

MaggieH says:
I misspoke in my response--Beau Geste missed the cutoff for the public domain by just one year. Cresswga, the laws that govern copyright in the United States are quite complex. Works that were published before 1923 in the United States are in the public domain in the U.S. Outside of this category (including unpublished works created before 1923) the copyright laws get considerably more complicated, so it's always worth double- (and triple-) checking the copyright status of a work that you believe to be in the public domain. Hope that helps!