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Around the World in Eighty Days / Moral Quandary

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: loyalty, identity, conflict, fascination, duty  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-24

This man, whom he had just followed around the world, was permitted now to separate himself from him! He began to accuse and abuse himself, and, as if...
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Gulliver's Travels / Surrender and Awe

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: power dynamics, cultural exchange, surrender, vulnerability, technological fascination  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-04

The astonishment here was much greater than at the sight of my scimitar. Hundreds fell down as if they had been struck dead; and even the emperor, alt...