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Pride and Prejudice / Social Tensions

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: secrecy, social norms, introspection, repression, authenticity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-27

and yet how many things have happened!” “A great many indeed,” said her companion, with a sigh. “We have dined nine times at Rosings, besides drinking...
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Pride and Prejudice / Intellectual Sparring

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: gender dynamics, power play, authenticity, social constructs, resistance  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-25

He repeated the question, with some surprise at her silence. “Oh,” said she, “I heard you before; but I could not immediately determine what to say in...
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Gulliver's Travels / Concealment and Discord

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: modesty, authenticity, discord, human nature, social norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-15

He had therefore begun to think it not unwise in us to cover our bodies, and by that invention conceal many of our deformities from each other, which ...