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The War of the Worlds / Anatomy of the Unknown
There is reason to suppose that on Mars they may have progressed upon them with some facility. The internal anatomy, I may remark here, as dissection ...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Iron Bar Symbolism
I am unable to withdraw my eyes from the bar of iron, actually half crushed! Is, then, my dream about to come true--a dread and terrible reality?
Around the World in Eighty Days / Adventure and Identity
This noble lord, who was fastened to his chair, would have given his fortune to be able to make the tour of the world, if it took ten years; and he be...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Public Scandal Revealed
It is headed, ‘Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding’: “‘The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation by...
Gulliver's Travels / Fate and Duty
In a little time, I and my family and friends came to a right understanding: but my wife protested “I should never go to sea any more;” although my ev...
Frankenstein / Inevitability of Fate
I wait but for one event, and then I shall repose in peace. I understand your feeling,” continued he, perceiving that I wished to interrupt him; “but ...