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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Luminous Atmosphere

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: exploration, mystery, nature's beauty, existential inquiry

All this while we were advancing on our journey; and at length night came; but as I had remarked the evening before, the luminous state of the atmosph...
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Pride and Prejudice / Longing and Separation

Author: Jane Austen  | Themes: unrequited love, social class, courtship, isolation, hope

They were confined for the evening at different tables; and she had nothing to hope, but that his eyes were so often turned towards her side of the ro...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen  | Themes: class disparity, ambition, social norms, patronage, civility

Collins’s triumph, in consequence of this invitation, was complete. The power of displaying the grandeur of his patroness to his wondering visitors, a...
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Dracula / Perception and Awareness

Author: Bram Stoker  | Themes: perception, truth, empathy, consciousness, existence

You do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear, and that which is outside your daily life is not of account to you. Do you not think that there are t...
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Eastern Wonders

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: beauty and decay, exploration, cultural encounter

I cannot express my astonishment at the beauties of these new regions. Here the grouping formed an oriental town, with innumerable mosques and minaret...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Exploration Doubt

Author: Jules Verne  | Themes: journey, uncertainty, resilience, exploration, nature

Did Saknussemm ever fall in with this great sheet of water? I begin to fear that the rivulet we adopted for a guide has led us wrong." "In any case, w...