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Gulliver's Travels / Sustenance and Satire

Author: Jonathan Swift (Gutenberg)  | Themes: civilization vs savagery, human nature, nourishment, degradation  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-27

She gave me a large bowlful, of which I drank very heartily, and found myself well refreshed. About noon, I saw coming towards the house a kind of veh...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Familial Comfort

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: sensory pleasure, familial bonds, care, nourishment  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-20

And never had this delicious beverage been so welcome and refreshing. My uncle had sufficient regard for my state of health not to interrupt me in the...
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth / Unexpected Care

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: isolation, nourishment, community, kindness, survival  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-16

Soon however, about a quarter of an hour later I heard a voice above me, at one of the upper fireplaces. In an instant a basket was lowered with milk,...