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Pride and Prejudice / Family Honor Dilemma

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: reputation, agency, social class, secrecy, familial duty  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-03-10

He believed him to be imprudent and extravagant; and since this sad affair has taken place, it is said that he left Meryton greatly in debt: but I hop...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: authority, family ties, discretion, reputation, social norms  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-17

Darcy found, on further inquiry, that your father was still with him, but would quit town the next morning. He did not judge your father to be a perso...
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Pride and Prejudice / Character Perception

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: reputation, misunderstanding, social dynamics, individuality, rivalry  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-06

“I am trying to make it out.” “And what is your success?” She shook her head. I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly.” “I can ...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Adventure and Identity

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: risk, reputation, societal norms, ambition, adventure  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-05

This noble lord, who was fastened to his chair, would have given his fortune to be able to make the tour of the world, if it took ten years; and he be...
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Pride and Prejudice / Civility and Class

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: social dynamics, class consciousness, reputation, propriety  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-31

“I have no reason, I assure you,” said he, “to be dissatisfied with my reception. He answered me with the utmost civility, and even paid me the compli...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Secrets and Reputation

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg)  | Themes: discretion, reputation, power dynamics, integrity, social standing  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-20

Hatherley, as being a man who is not only proficient in his profession but is also discreet and capable of preserving a secret.’ “I bowed, feeling as ...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dilemmas

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: friendship, social expectation, personal conflict, autonomy, reputation  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-14

The least agreeable circumstance in the business was the surprise it must occasion to Elizabeth Bennet, whose friendship she valued beyond that of any...