The ReviseClub reading room

A world of ideas.
A clear place to start.

Find a book, explore a theme, or follow your curiosity. Read online, discover external PDFs and turn reading into understanding.

30000 catalogue resources · Free book discovery · Subscriber lessons and worksheets

Choose how you want to study

Read with a purpose. Practise with a plan.

Explore books and external reading links for free. Active English or Academy members can open our passage lessons, worked responses and printable worksheets.

Subscriber lessons (16)Subscriber worksheets (16)Reading guides (186)

Reading guides include shorter introductory guides. Catalogue discovery pages use metadata and general reading prompts; they are not full passage lessons.

ambitionfriendshippowersciencealgebraPrimary / family
Nursery & shared readingPrimary & familyEuropean collectionsEuropean languagesScience & discovery
Browse all collections
Art and architecture discovery (438)Art and design (2)Art history and visual culture (13)Children’s classic stories (218)Classic fiction (9)Classic fiction and drama (28)Classic fiction and prose (343)Computer science (1)Curriculum and study (1)Danish language discovery (20)Drama and performance (99)Drama discovery (890)Dutch language discovery (400)Economics and business (4)English and storytelling (1)European and classical literature (10)European collections (5)European languages (3)Fiction and storytelling discovery (4765)Finnish language discovery (359)French language discovery (1800)French-language reading (170)GCSE modern-text options (8)German language discovery (1400)German-language reading (150)Greek language discovery (75)Historical science and nature discovery (3825)History and context (2)History and journeys discovery (4848)History of ideas (10)History of science and nature (93)History, lives and journeys (156)Hungarian language discovery (200)Ideas and society discovery (4848)Italian language discovery (700)Italian-language reading (25)Latin language discovery (41)Latin-language reading (9)Mathematics (5)Mathematics and reasoning (1)Modern literature (2)Music and performance discovery (370)Music history and listening (22)Myths and classical literature (4)Nursery and shared reading (24)Philosophy and arguments (1)Philosophy, society and education (345)Poetry and close reading (8)Poetry and verse (141)Poetry discovery (2016)Polish language discovery (5)Portuguese language discovery (300)Primary and growing readers (8)Psychology and sociology (2)Science (10)Science and discovery (5)Shakespeare (28)Spanish language discovery (600)Spanish-language reading (32)Swedish language discovery (100)World history (2)

1370 resources for “Biography”

Clear search & filters
Research discovery / preview required

Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic"

Fowler, William Worthington, 1833-1881

Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of...

Women -- United States -- BiographyFrontier and pioneer life -- United States
Read onlineExplore →
Research discovery / preview required

Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience

Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893; Vaughan, Mary C.; Bellows, Henry W. (Henry Whitney), 1814-1882 [Commentator]

Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- HospitalsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women
Read onlineExplore →
Research discovery / preview required

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands

Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881; Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907 [Commentator]; W. J. S. [Editor]

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands — English source edition. Subject: Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881 -- Travel -- Ukraine -- Crimea.

Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881 -- Travel -- Ukraine -- CrimeaCrimean War, 1853-1856 -- Personal narratives, JamaicanWomen, Black -- Jamaica -- Biography
Read onlineExplore →

Know what you are opening

External PDF opens a checked provider-hosted PDF. Read online opens an external text or resource; some providers require their own free account. Collection entries open a provider hub containing further resources. Publisher edition takes you to an edition you can obtain or borrow. OpenStax pages also offer PDF options through the provider.

Catalogue discovery entries offer subject-led reading prompts. They are not full-text reviews or confirmed age ratings; teachers and parents should preview their choices.

Use your teacher’s assigned edition for quotations and page references. Study level does not mean a text is on your examination specification.