History Form III
Form III includes students who are ages 12 to 14. The following books can be read aloud to the whole family or read independently by a student who is able.

The Awakening of Europe by M.B. Synge
Includes World History
Chapters 1 through 26 are read in Cycle 2, and then the rest of the book is covered in Cycle 3., The chapters are each about five pages in length. A sample can be found on the Yesterday’s Classics website.
- Heritage History free
- Gateway to the Classics free
- Internet Archive free
- Yesterday’s Classics (ebook)
- Exodus (paperback)
- Amazon (paperback, hardcover, or Kindle)
- LibriVox Audio free
You can download the pdf here:

A Book of Discovery by M.B. Synge
This book is scheduled at a pace of three chapters per week from Week 1 through Week 25.
Alternatively, you may choose to read the chapters that line up with the memory work. In this case, there are readings scheduled for eleven out of twenty-eight weeks of the school year.
- Project Gutenberg free
- Exodus Books (paperback)
- Yesterday’s Classics (paperback)
- Amazon (paperback)
- Librivox free
- Audible
You can download the pdf here:
Lined up with the memory work:

The Discovery of New Worlds by M.B. Synge
Includes World History
This book contains literary style writing with interesting stories.
This book is scheduled at a pace of two or three chapters per week from Week 1 through Week 28.
Alternatively, you may choose to read the chapters that line up with the memory work. In this case, there are readings scheduled for twelve out of twenty-eight weeks of the school year.
- Project Gutenberg free
- Exodus (paperback)
- Yesterday’s Classics (paperback)
- Amazon (paperback)
- Librivox Audio free
You can download the pdf here:
Lined up with the memory work:

A History of England by H.O. Arnold-Foster
Includes World History
This thick book is first scheduled in Cycle 2, and continued in Cycle 3, at a pace of one to two chapters per week, throughout the entire school year. Chapters are around ten to fourteen pages in length. Cycle 3 begins with chapter XL, which is about Edward VI, and ends with the final chapter, which is about Queen Victoria’s last years.
- Internet Archive free
- Riverbend Press (hardcover)
- Amazon (paperback or hardcover)
You can download the pdf here:
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