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Around the World in Eighty Days / Perception of Madness

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: innovation, public opinion, exploration, societal norms, national identity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-18

The _Times, Standard, Morning Post_, and _Daily News_, and twenty other highly respectable newspapers scouted Mr. Fogg’s project as madness; the _Dail...
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Gulliver's Travels / Governance and Identity

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: national identity, governance, sociopolitical analysis, cultural fabric, historical reflection  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-03

I mentioned the prudent management of our treasury; the valour and achievements of our forces, by sea and land. I computed the number of our people, b...