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Frankenstein / Self-Taught Pursuits

Author: Mary Shelley (Gutenberg)  | Themes: quest for knowledge, self-discovery, enlightenment ideals, innocence and ignorance  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-29

It may appear strange that such should arise in the eighteenth century; but while I followed the routine of education in the schools of Geneva, I was,...
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Pride and Prejudice / Emotional Transformation

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: prejudice, self-discovery, social class, inner conflict  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-01-03

As for Elizabeth, her thoughts were at Pemberley this evening more than the last; and the evening, though as it passed it seemed long, was not long en...