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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Marriage and Economics

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: gender inequality, economic dependency, familial expectations, marriage pressures  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16

Each daughter can claim an income of £ 250, in case of marriage. It is evident, therefore, that if both girls had married, this beauty would have had ...
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Pride and Prejudice / Marriage Rejection

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: autonomy, societal pressure, conflict, personal choice, gender roles  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-07

“Very well--and this offer of marriage you have refused?” “I have, sir.” “Very well.
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Frankenstein / Internal Conflict

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: family dynamics, emotional turmoil, societal pressure, love versus duty  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-23

Interpret my words with candour and answer me, I conjure you, with confidence and sincerity.” I listened to my father in silence and remained for some...
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Pride and Prejudice / Familial Conflict

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: love, duty, regret, societal pressure, emotional turmoil  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-18

Darcy should hear the first raptures of her joy, than the first vehemence of her disapprobation. Darcy rise also and follow him, and her agitation on ...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Financial Stability

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: debt, credit, social status, economic pressures, identity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-19

I may add that his whole debts at the present moment, as far as we have been able to ascertain, amount to £ 88 10_s_., while he has £ 220 standing to ...
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Depths of Discovery

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, pressure, isolation, adventure, the unknown  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-08

We had attained a depth of 16,000 yards (four leagues), and the sides of the _Nautilus_ then bore a pressure of 1,600 atmospheres, that is to say, 3,2...