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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Anticipation in Nature

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, patience, mastery, nature, disappointment  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

About twelve o'clock in the day our guide Hans having prepared and baited a hook, cast his line into the subterranean waters. The bait he used was a s...
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Pride and Prejudice / Familial Tensions

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: disappointment, agency, marriage, authority, social norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment.” “_That_ will make your Ladyship’s situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no ef...