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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Natures Mysteries

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: curiosity, frustration, nature, exploration, existential wonder  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-24

Hour after hour passed without our coming to the termination of these floating weeds. If my astonishment increased, my patience was well-nigh exhauste...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Natures Indifference

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: patience vs urgency, nature's power, human frustration, exploration, character contrast  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-14

The buffaloes marched along with a tranquil gait, uttering now and then deafening bellowings. There was no use of interrupting them, for, having taken...