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The War of the Worlds / Uncanny Encounter

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg)  | Themes: fear, the unknown, exploration, ambiguity  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-09

It worried at the catch for a minute, perhaps, and then the door opened. In the darkness I could just see the thing—like an elephant’s trunk more than...
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea / Marine Mysteries

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, regeneration, nature, curiosity, the unknown  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-22

“No,” replied the Canadian; “for this is whole, and the other had lost its tail.” “That is no reason,” I replied. “The arms and tails of these animals...
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The War of the Worlds / Encounters with the Unknown

Author: H.G. Wells (Gutenberg)  | Themes: fear of the unknown, alien encounters, exploration, existential dread, industrial anxiety  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-20

But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks—like eye...