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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: feminine identity, social status, leisure, youthful exuberance, societal norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-04

Bennet was doubly engaged, on one hand collecting an account of the present fashions from Jane, who sat some way below her, and on the other, retailin...
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Pride and Prejudice / Idle Pursuits

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: gender roles, societal expectations, romance, military influence, leisure  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-29

She has been allowed to dispose of her time in the most idle and frivolous manner, and to adopt any opinions that came in her way. Since the ----shire...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Betting Culture

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: social class, leisure, gambling, identity, national character  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-22

This article made a great deal of noise, and, being copied into all the papers, seriously depressed the advocates of the rash tourist. Everybody knows...