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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: authority, family ties, discretion, reputation, social norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-17

Darcy found, on further inquiry, that your father was still with him, but would quit town the next morning. He did not judge your father to be a perso...
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Gulliver's Travels / Cultural Encounters

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: family ties, societal norms, immortality, cultural pride, polite discourse  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-12

But I thought it more consistent with prudence and justice to pass the remainder of my days with my wife and family. A particular description of the S...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Social Dynamics

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: class distinction, family ties, business travel, social hierarchy, identity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-19

At last, when nothing else would do, he went off to France upon the business of the firm, but we went, mother and I, with Mr. Hardy, who used to be ou...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Family and Obligation

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: social obligation, class struggle, family ties, law and authority, exploitation  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-15

“‘Here we are, Jack,’ says he, touching me on the arm; ‘we’ll be as good as a family to you. There’s two of us, me and my son, and you can have the ke...