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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Journeys End

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: failure, denial, exploration, internal conflict, human condition  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-21

"Well," I said, "there can be no doubt now as to what we have to do. Water has utterly failed us; our journey is therefore at an end. Let us return." ...
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Pride and Prejudice / Character Reflection

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: introspection, knowledge, personal failure, isolation  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-26

Bennet was not of a disposition to seek comfort for the disappointment which his own imprudence had brought on in any of those pleasures which too oft...