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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Sanity and Madness

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: mental struggle, light and darkness, perception of reality, hope, existential doubt  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-31

Surely my brain had not been affected by my fall, and all that occurred during the last twenty-four hours was not the frenzied visions of madness? And...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Camaraderie and Rivalry

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: obsession, identity, friendship, darkness, morality  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-10

For two streets he shuffled along with a bent back and an uncertain foot. Then, glancing quickly round, he straightened himself out and burst into a h...
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Dracula / Dawns Awakening

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: intimacy, vulnerability, renewal, trust, light vs darkness  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-08

* * * * * _4 October, morning._--Once again during the night I was wakened by Mina. This time we had all had a good sleep, for the grey of the coming ...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Quest for Enlightenment

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, knowledge, darkness, resilience, curiosity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

Our downward journey is quite checked." I held out my hand, and, after some little difficulty, succeeded in touching the wall. "The torch--the torch!"...
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Frankenstein / Sensory Awakening

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: perception, liberation, existential struggle, light vs darkness, psychological journey  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

I walked and, I believe, descended, but I presently found a great alteration in my sensations. Before, dark and opaque bodies had surrounded me, imper...
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The War of the Worlds / Survival in Darkness

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg)  | Themes: fear, survival, alien invasion, darkness, civilization  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-03

He had eaten no food since midday, he told me early in his narrative, and I found some mutton and bread in the pantry and brought it into the room. We...
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Dracula / Cliffs and Shadows

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: mortality, isolation, regional dialect, duty, darkness  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-19

Making straight for the steep cliff, where the churchyard hangs over the laneway to the East Pier so steeply that some of the flat tombstones--“thruff...