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The War of the Worlds / Human Migration Chaos
The legendary hosts of Goths and Huns, the hugest armies Asia has ever seen, would have been but a drop in that current. And this was no disciplined m...
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Immovable Barriers
It was no longer either streams, packs, or ice-fields, but an interminable and immovable barrier, formed by mountains soldered together. I knew that t...
Frankenstein / Mortality and Coincidence
I could not help being struck by the strange coincidences that had taken place during this eventful night; but, knowing that I had been conversing wit...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Youth and Disorientation
My uncle at once showed me the way, running up the steps like a schoolboy. I followed as well as I could, though no sooner was I outside the tower, th...
Pride and Prejudice / Societal Constraints
If you mention my name at the Bell, you will be attended to.” Lady Catherine had many other questions to ask respecting their journey; and as she did ...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Feminine Constraints
Rucastle came down just after breakfast and whispered something to her husband. “‘Oh, yes,’ said he, turning to me, ‘we are very much obliged to you, ...