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Publius Virgilius Maro

‘Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts’

After spending years besieging the city of Troy, the Greek armies suddenly decamp, leaving behind only an enormous wooden sculpture of a horse.

Length: 115 words

French History

The Horse and his Rider

Victor Hugo berates the general public for crediting everything they do themselves to their supposedly wonderful Government.

Length: 56 words

Science and Scientists

Unfolding the Universe

Sir Isaac Newton told William Stukeley about the day when an apple fell from a tree and set him thinking about the solar system.

Length: 117 words

Animal Stories

Twink

When a new mother found herself and her kittens on the wrong side of a nasty-looking stream, Twink was there to help.

Length: 60 words

Science and Scientists

The Character of Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac’s secretary has left us an engaging portrait of a kindly genius, the absent-minded professor of our fancy.

Length: 118 words

Discovery and Invention

Eureka!

When Archimedes discovered the principle of displacement, he was hot on the trail of a clever fraud.

Length: 113 words