Evidence & inquiry
Micrographia
Historical science
A flea becomes a monster. A sliver of cork becomes a hidden world.
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Gothic fiction · 1818 edition
Frankenstein
A creature asks what it means to be human. Step into the story that made the question unforgettable.
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Strange worlds
Flatland
Mathematical fiction & social satire
A square meets a sphere—and discovers the limits of an entire world.
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The Sceptical Chymist
Historical science
Before accepting the ingredients of the universe, ask what the experiment proves.
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The Descent of Man
Historical science
What happens when the naturalist turns the evidence on our own species?
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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Historical commentary
Bubbles, prophecies and the things people desperately wanted to believe.
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The Book of the Damned
Historical speculation & reported anomalies
Strange things fell from the sky. Fort collected the reports. What can they prove?
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The Voynich Manuscript
Untranslated manuscript
Plants, stars, baths—and a script nobody can confidently read.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Dystopian fiction
When power controls the record, how do you know what happened?
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Fahrenheit 451
Dystopian fiction
A fireman whose job is to burn books begins to question his world.
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