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The War of the Worlds / Moral Reckoning

Author: H.G. Wells  | Themes: poverty, repentance, conscience, folly, activism

“It is just, O God!” he would say, over and over again. There was poverty, sorrow; the poor were trodden in the dust, and I held my peace. I preached ...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Geological Curiosities

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: inheritance, exploration, knowledge, nature, anxiety

As a true nephew of the great Professor Hardwigg, and despite my preoccupation and doleful fears of what was to come, I observed with great interest t...
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Dracula / Character Complexity

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: mental health, duality, societal expectations, inner turmoil

John Seward, the lunatic-asylum man, with the strong jaw and the good forehead. He was very cool outwardly, but was nervous all the same.
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Geographical Transition

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: exploration, nature, expansion, military presence, progress

Between this and the railway extended vast plains, plentifully irrigated. On the right rose the lower spurs of the mountainous mass which extends sout...
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Dracula / Emotional Contrasts

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: joy, adventure, cultural exchange, literary allusion, emotional struggle

My dear, I must stop here at present, I feel so miserable, though I am so happy. “_Evening._ “Arthur has just gone, and I feel in better spirits than ...
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Unexpected Encounter

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: emotional release, adventure, isolation, duality, technology

I felt lightened of the load which had oppressed me, and was able to return with some degree of calmness to my accustomed work. That night, about elev...