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Around the World in Eighty Days / Duty and Regret

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: authority, chaos, duty, colonialism, psychological tension  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-16

The conjecture was at least a plausible one, and the detective began to seriously regret that he had embarked on the affair. As for Captain Speedy, he...
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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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Dracula / Madness and Memory

Author: Bram Stoker (Gutenberg)  | Themes: sanity vs insanity, nostalgia, psychological tension, duality of man  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-16

He grew very grave; and, after thinking the matter over for a while asked me to take him to Renfield. As we came to the door we heard the lunatic with...