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A Tangled Tale

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898; Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928 [Illustrator]

Explore A Tangled Tale through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Mathematical recreatio...

Mathematical recreations
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An Inspector Calls

J. B. Priestley

An interruption to a family celebration turns respectable explanations into contested accounts of responsibility. Follow the sequence of revelations, compa...

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Aristotle's History of Animals In Ten Books

Aristotle, 385 BCE-323 BCE; Schneider, Johann Gottlob, 1750-1822 [Contributor]; Cresswell, Richard, 1815-1882 [Translator]

Explore Aristotle's History of Animals In Ten Books through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition...

Zoology -- Pre-Linnaean works
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Astronomy 2e

OpenStax

Astronomical explanations often depend on observations made across distances and times that cannot be explored directly. Start with one question about ligh...

spacelightmodels
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Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827; Kerst, Friedrich, 1870-1961 [Editor]; Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923 [Editor]

Explore Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this Engli...

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827Composers -- Germany -- Biography
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BNE Digital Spanish Heritage

Biblioteca Nacional de España

Spain’s national library provides a route into digitised books and historical material through BNE Digital. Read the catalogue context before drawing concl...

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Candide

Voltaire

A sequence of disruptive encounters puts an optimistic explanation of the world under pressure. Distinguish a speaker’s repeated principle from the evidenc...

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Charles Darwin: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925 [Editor]

Explore Charles Darwin: His Life Told in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters through a focused reading session....

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- CorrespondenceNaturalists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
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Chemistry 2e

OpenStax

Build chemistry understanding by moving between observable changes, particle models and symbolic equations. This open textbook provides broad explanations...

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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair

Morris, William, 1834-1896

Explore Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition und...

Fantasy fiction
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Coral and Coral Reefs

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895

Explore Coral and Coral Reefs through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Coral reefs and...

Coral reefs and islands
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Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934 [Editor]

Explore Doctor Grimshawe's Secret — a Romance through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under...

Fiction
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Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

Stories of chivalry shape a traveller’s interpretation of ordinary events while a companion offers a different account. Compare the competing perspectives...

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ESA Primary Space Resources

European Space Agency

Space provides a starting point for practical questions about materials, Earth and observation. Use a teacher-selected resource, read the instructions befo...

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