Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Middle Ages: Preface to Morte Darthur, William Caxton [Pdf]
This is a 4-page PDF of the "Preface of Morte d Arthur" by William Caxton from Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: The Sheppard and Nymph [Pdf]
This is a PDF of the two poems: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlow and "The Nymph's Reply to the Sheppard" by Sir Walter Raliegh.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: William Blackstone (1723 1780)
A thorough biography of Sir William Blackstone. Blackstone is a recognized lawyer born in England and played an integral part of the development of the common law legal system in the United States during the Revolutionary War, and the...
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Renascence Editions: Astrophel and Stella [Pdf]
This is the full text of Sir Philip Sidney's poem "Astrophel and Stella" based on the 1591 edition.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Containerization Shaped the Modern World
Sir Harold Evans discusses the invention that changed the way we ship things across the world, containerization. [4:47]
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of the Talisman
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Walter Scott's story, The Talisman.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "The Bride of Lammermoor"
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Walter Scott's story, "The Bride of Lammermoor."
Other
Knossos
In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
Yale University
Avalon Project: A Grant of the Province of Maine
The text of the legal document granting the province of Maine to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason in 1622.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Blogtopia Blogging About Your Own Utopia
Contains plans for six 50-minute lessons that ask students to blog about their own Utopian societies after reviewing some Utopian literature. Can be used in conjunction with Sir Thomas More's "Utopia," the writings of the New England...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Seventeenth Century British Literature: Introduction
This is an introduction to a unit Seventeenth Century British Literature including Shakespeare's plays, Sir Francis Bacon's essay form, and the influence of "The King James Bible."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Press Release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 to Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the University of Strasbourg, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University, and Bernard L. Feringa University of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Processes on Complex Networks
Building on their understanding of graphs, students are introduced to random processes on networks. They walk through an illustrative example to see how a random process can be used to represent the spread of an infectious disease, such...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Gertrude B. Elion, m.sc.
A biography of Gertrude B. Elion, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with George Hitchings and Sir James Black, despite not having trained as a doctor but as a chemist. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953
The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Modern History Sourcebook
Sir William Beveridge's plan for socialized insurance (social security) as presented to the British Parliament in 1942. It lays down the three principles he believed should establish the foundation for an effective social security program.
Other
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Other Music by Arthur Sullivan
A list of works by Sir Arthur Sullivan that were not the comic operas composed with William S. Gilbert.
British Library
British Library: Austen's Emma: Social Realism & the Novel
In the course of the novel's development, Jane Austen was a significant contributor to the emergence of the modern novel as we know it today. The review of Emma in the Quarterly Review (October 1815) makes clear to a modern audience how...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Introduction to Practical Criticism
An in-depth learning module in literary criticism. Students read and listen to a poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt and an excerpt from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and analyze their structure and meaning. Includes multiple-choice quizzes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Beginnings of the Telescope
This animated essay from the NOVA Web site examines the design of Galileo's refracting telescope and Sir Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "The Disappearance of Lady "
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext "The Parasite"
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Parasite."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext "The Vital Message"
This site provides the complete etext for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, "The Vital Message."
Planet eBooks
Planet E Book: Utopia [Pdf]
The complete text of "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More is available here in PDF format. Utopia, which was first released in 1516, is 148 pages pages long.
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