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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Moral Ambiguity

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: guilt, identity, moral conflict, societal expectation, psychological tension  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

Ryder stood glaring with a drawn face, uncertain whether to claim or to disown it. He’s not got blood enough to go in for felony with impunity. What a...
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Frankenstein / Moral Conflict

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: guilt, innocence, responsibility, horror, ambition  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

It was to be decided whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings: one a smiling babe full ...
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Dracula / Guilt and Uncertainty

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: guilt, loss, uncertainty, forgiveness, human connection  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-09

He doubted me when I took him from her kiss when she was dying. I know he has forgiven me because in some mistaken idea I have done things that preven...
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Frankenstein / Guilt and Creation

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: guilt, isolation, madness, responsibility, creation  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-29

Justine, poor unhappy Justine, was as innocent as I, and she suffered the same charge; she died for it; and I am the cause of this—I murdered her. Wil...
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Dracula / Depths of Expression

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: vulnerability, guilt, communication, identity, introspection  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-16

I am speaking from the depths of my heart--of my very soul. You don’t know whom you wrong, or how; and I may not tell.