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Dracula / Health and Hope

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: fragility, care, emotional struggle, societal norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-23

Last night she slept well all night, and did not disturb me once. The roses seem coming back already to her cheeks, though she is still sadly pale and...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Familial Comfort

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: sensory pleasure, familial bonds, care, nourishment  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-20

And never had this delicious beverage been so welcome and refreshing. My uncle had sufficient regard for my state of health not to interrupt me in the...
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Gulliver's Travels / Resourcefulness and Dependency

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: care, adaptation, survival, vulnerability, communication  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-10

Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night: the cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer pla...
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Dracula / Silent Decisions

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: caregiving, home, relationships, sacrifice, ignorance  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-05

I determined not to wake her, but that, when I should return from this new search, I would arrange for her going back to Exeter. I think she would be ...
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Dracula / Vulnerability and Anxiety

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: psychological burden, care, isolation, anxiety, vulnerability  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-16

She seems not too well herself, and doubtless she fears to worry me. I tried to keep awake, and succeeded for a while; but when the clock struck twelv...
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Dracula / Strength in Vulnerability

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: health, masculinity, supernatural, care, vulnerability  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-25

You are weakened already.” As he spoke he took off his coat and rolled up his shirt-sleeve. Again the operation; again the narcotic; again some return...
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Dracula / Vigilance and Appearance

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: caregiving, power dynamics, social expectations, identity, protection  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-22

He will need very careful watching, and much attention. I shall stay with you myself; but I shall first dress myself.