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Gulliver's Travels / Survival Instincts

Author: Jonathan Swift  | Themes: fear, survival, conflict, nature, instinct

One of them came up almost to my face, whereupon I rose in a fright, and drew out my hanger to defend myself. These horrible animals had the boldness ...
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Dracula / Dislocation and Awakening

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: trauma, consciousness, upheaval, absurdity, humor

I seem to remember that once the West Lighthouse was right under me, and then there was a sort of agonising feeling, as if I were in an earthquake, an...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Urban Isolation

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle  | Themes: capitalism, urban life, isolation, intellect vs. physicality, victorian anxieties

I came to Baker Street by the Underground and hurried from there on foot, for the cabs go slowly through this snow. That is why I was so out of breath...
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Dracula / Silence and Howling

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: silence, nature's power, inner conflict, danger, renewal

We were both silent for a while; and as I looked towards the window I saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn. There seemed a strange stillness ov...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen  | Themes: authority, family ties, discretion, reputation, social norms

Darcy found, on further inquiry, that your father was still with him, but would quit town the next morning. He did not judge your father to be a perso...
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Frankenstein / Concealment and Joy

Author: Mary Shelley  | Themes: innocence, observation, tension, joy, concealment

Here I paused, not exactly knowing what path to pursue, when I heard the sound of voices, that induced me to conceal myself under the shade of a cypre...