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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Craters and Identity

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:39

Themes: heritage, nature, communication, awe, discovery

Hans will tell you the name by which the people of Iceland call that on which we stand." My uncle turned to the imperturbable guide, who nodded, and s...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Duty and Regret

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:38

Themes: authority, chaos, duty, colonialism, psychological tension

The conjecture was at least a plausible one, and the detective began to seriously regret that he had embarked on the affair. As for Captain Speedy, he...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Marriage and Economics

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:38

Themes: gender inequality, economic dependency, familial expectations, marriage pressures

Each daughter can claim an income of £ 250, in case of marriage. It is evident, therefore, that if both girls had married, this beauty would have had ...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Survival Against Beasts

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:38

Themes: perseverance, danger, exploration, adventure, nature

Had an accident then happened to the sledge, the travellers, attacked by these beasts, would have been in the most terrible danger; but it held on its...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Journey Through Winter

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:37

Themes: resilience, hope, adventure, urgency, connection

Aouda, cosily packed in furs and cloaks, was sheltered as much as possible from the attacks of the freezing wind. As for Passepartout, his face was as...
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Gulliver's Travels / Immortal Brotherhood

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:36

Themes: companionship, mortality, legacy, nature, detachment

But my choice and constant companions should be a set of my own immortal brotherhood; among whom, I would elect a dozen from the most ancient, down to...
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Gulliver's Travels / Resourcefulness and Ingenuity

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:36

Themes: survival, creativity, adaptation, utility, isolation

I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair. I then too...
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Gulliver's Travels / Feast and Court

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:35

Themes: abundance, hierarchy, power, consumption, court life

He ordered his cooks and butlers, who were already prepared, to give me victuals and drink, which they pushed forward in a sort of vehicles upon wheel...
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Man vs Nature

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:35

Themes: conflict, nature, dominance, primal instincts, existential struggle

Without noticing or speaking to us, he went to the panel, looked at the poulps, and said something to his lieutenant. Naturalist,” he replied; “and we...
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Gulliver's Travels / Power and Satire

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16 05:35

Themes: political hierarchy, instability, satire, empire, conflict

We compute the _Tramecksan_, or high heels, to exceed us in number; but the power is wholly on our side. We apprehend his imperial highness, the heir ...