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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Myth and Exploration

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: mythology, exploration, confinement, nature, technology  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-16

It was indeed the ancient abode of Proteus, the old shepherd of Neptune’s flocks, now the Island of Scarpanto, situated between Rhodes and Crete. I sa...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Fading Aspirations

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: adventure, aspiration, societal trends, longing, confinement  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-12

But five days after the article in the bulletin of the Geographical Society appeared, the demand began to subside: “Phileas Fogg” declined. They were ...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Iron Bar Symbolism

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: confinement, struggle, revelation, existential dread, industrialization  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-05

I am unable to withdraw my eyes from the bar of iron, actually half crushed! Is, then, my dream about to come true--a dread and terrible reality?
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Curiosity and Confinement

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, perception, confinement, curiosity, existentialism  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-31

On each side a window opened into this unexplored abyss. The obscurity of the saloon showed to advantage the brightness outside, and we looked out as ...
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The War of the Worlds / Hidden Depths

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg)  | Themes: mystery, confinement, voyeurism, anticipation, exploration  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-19

He told me that a faint stirring was occasionally still audible within the case, but that the workmen had failed to unscrew the top, as it afforded no...
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Dracula / Confinement of Strength

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: confinement, resilience, mental health, societal control, danger  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-15

It is a mercy that we have found out his strength and his danger in good time. With strength and determination like his, he might have done wild work ...
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Frankenstein / Pursuit of Happiness

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: disillusionment, confinement, fate, aspiration  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-22

“What a place is this that you inhabit, my son!” said he, looking mournfully at the barred windows and wretched appearance of the room. “You travelled...