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Frankenstein / Natures Obstacles

Author: Mary Shelley  | Themes: isolation, perseverance, nature's power, uncertainty

There were no horses to be procured, and I must return by the lake; but the wind was unfavourable, and the rain fell in torrents. However, it was hard...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Clash at Bridger Pass

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: competition, nature, camaraderie, adventure, strategy

Passepartout was dispatched in search of the steward, and soon returned with two packs of cards, some pins, counters, and a shelf covered with cloth. ...
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Frankenstein / Vengeance and Isolation

Author: Mary Shelley  | Themes: vengeance, isolation, ambition, mortality, nature

Again do I vow vengeance; again do I devote thee, miserable fiend, to torture and death. Never will I give up my search until he or I perish; and then...
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Dracula / Urban Reflections

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: urban change, personal growth, emotional landscapes

He seemed not to notice, but remarked that the smuts in London were not quite so bad as they used to be when he was a student here. I am to get his re...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Nightmare Awakening

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: fear, dreams, transformation, reality, companionship

I could feel his hot and fetid breath on my neck; and with a horrid jump--awoke from my nightmare sleep. I was still on the raft with my uncle and the...
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Gulliver's Travels / Perspective of Lilliput

Author: Jonathan Swift  | Themes: scale, perception, society, nature, education

Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Although I intend to leave the description ...