Theme: discovery
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Revelation in Reverse
"Nothing if you read from left to right, but mark, if from right to left--" "Backwards!" cried my uncle, in wild amazement. "Oh most cunning Saknussem...
Frankenstein / Self-Taught Pursuits
It may appear strange that such should arise in the eighteenth century; but while I followed the routine of education in the schools of Geneva, I was,...
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Natural Bounty
Towards evening it approached the Falkland group, the rough summits of which I recognised the following day. On the shores our nets brought in beautif...
Dracula / Quest for Truth
Doubtless we are on the track of the missing boxes. If we find them all in that house, then our work is near the end. But if there be some missing, we...
Gulliver's Travels / Exploration and Discovery
In the smaller pocket on the right side, were several round flat pieces of white and red metal, of different bulk; some of the white, which seemed to ...
Around the World in Eighty Days / Cultural Significance
Passepartout noticed in the crowd a number of the natives who seemed very old and were dressed in yellow. On going into a barber’s to get shaved he le...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Exploration and Survival
"Once we reach the exact centre of this sphere, either we shall find a new road by which to ascend to the surface, or we shall simply turn round and g...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Journey Begins
At six o'clock in the morning, when the eager and enthusiastic Professor gave the signal to embark, the victuals, the luggage, all our instruments, ou...
Frankenstein / Quest for Knowledge
But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents, and I continued to read with ...
Pride and Prejudice / Emotional Transformation
As for Elizabeth, her thoughts were at Pemberley this evening more than the last; and the evening, though as it passed it seemed long, was not long en...
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Exploration and Isolation
I thought that a mountainous region was succeeding the long plains; and accordingly, after a few evolutions of the _Nautilus_, I saw the southerly hor...
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Exploration and Isolation
I had not seen Captain Nemo for a week, when, on the morning of the 27th, he came into the large drawing-room, always seeming as if he had seen you fi...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Temporal Clash
Am I, then, an inhabitant of the earth of the present day, destined to find myself face to face with a representative of this antediluvian family? I c...
Around the World in Eighty Days / Journeying in a Dream
“Thanks, yes, the passport is all right.” “And you are looking about you?” “Yes; but we travel so fast that I seem to be journeying in a dream. So thi...
Frankenstein / Intellectual Passion
My application was at first fluctuating and uncertain; it gained strength as I proceeded and soon became so ardent and eager that the stars often disa...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Uncharted Territories
"Yes, you have no idea how many unknown mountains, glaciers, volcanoes there are which remain to be studied. Without moving from where we sit, I can s...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Exploration and Knowledge
We began to hope that we should find some of those saurians which science has succeeded in reconstructing from bits of bone or cartilage. I took up th...
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Exploration Dialogue
It is my intention to try my luck with my fishing line and hook." "Certainly; make the experiment," said my uncle, pleased with my enthusiasm. "While ...
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Gibraltar Currents
On the 18th of February, about three o’clock in the morning, we were at the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar. There once existed two currents: an ...