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Frankenstein / Internal Conflict

Author: Mary Shelley  | Themes: family dynamics, emotional turmoil, societal pressure, love versus duty

Interpret my words with candour and answer me, I conjure you, with confidence and sincerity.” I listened to my father in silence and remained for some...
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Dracula / Paternal Loss

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: surrogate relationships, grief, inheritance, class disparity, love

Some may not think it so sad for us, but we had both come to so love him that it really seems as though we had lost a father. I never knew either fath...
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Dracula / Fate and Navigation

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: disorientation, fate, exploration, regional identity, human perseverance

Well, on we went, and as the fog didn’t let up for five days I joost let the wind carry us; for if the Deil wanted to get somewheres--well, he would f...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Decisive Moment

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: pursuit, revelation, darkness, industrial progress

Fix was on the point of entering another carriage, when an idea struck him which induced him to alter his plan. I’ve got my man.” Just then the locomo...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Perception and Deduction

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle  | Themes: observation, domestic conflict, rationality, morality, victorian society

Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has given her notice, but there, again, I fail to see how you work it out.” He chuckled to himself and rubbed h...
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Frankenstein / Condemnations Weight

Author: Mary Shelley  | Themes: injustice, despair, societal judgment, power dynamics, emotional turmoil

The ballots had been thrown; they were all black, and Justine was condemned. I had before experienced sensations of horror, and I have endeavoured to ...