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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Pirate Tensions

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: survival, conflict, restraint, entrapment, maritime  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

The first of these pirates who lays a hand on me——” “Do not excite yourself, Ned,” I said to the harpooner, “and do not compromise us by useless viole...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics Revealed

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: miscommunication, social status, emotional restraint, gossip  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

Darcy speaking to her.” “Ay, because she asked him at last how he liked Netherfield, and he could not help answering her; but she said he seemed very ...