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Book Anatomy · Lens

Lens: Emotional arc shape Count

Pace, lens D7. One line per book. Open a book for the full lens with charts and cited lines.

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureCinderella (rise, fall, rise)
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureCinderella (rise, fall, rise)
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureRiches to rags (fall)
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureRiches to rags (fall)
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceRiches to rags (fall)
PersuasionRomanceOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
EmmaRomanceRiches to rags (fall)
Jane EyreRomanceRags to riches (rise)
DraculaGothic and horrorMan in a hole (fall then rise)
FrankensteinGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
The Time MachineScience fictionRiches to rags (fall)
The War of the WorldsScience fictionMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Invisible ManScience fictionRiches to rags (fall)
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sRiches to rags (fall)
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sRags to riches (rise)
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
Great ExpectationsLiteraryOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
A Christmas CarolLiteraryOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
The Great GatsbyLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Heart of DarknessLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
KidnappedThriller and adventureMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureRiches to rags (fall)
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureRiches to rags (fall)
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Captain BloodThriller and adventureRags to riches (rise)
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryRiches to rags (fall)
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryIcarus (rise then fall)
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryIcarus (rise then fall)
Sense and SensibilityRomanceMan in a hole (fall then rise)
North and SouthRomanceMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceRiches to rags (fall)
The Enchanted AprilRomanceRags to riches (rise)
The SheikRomanceMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Daddy Long LegsRomanceMan in a hole (fall then rise)
CarmillaGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorIcarus (rise then fall)
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorRiches to rags (fall)
The Great God PanGothic and horrorMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horrorIcarus (rise then fall)
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horrorRags to riches (rise)
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionRiches to rags (fall)
A Princess of MarsScience fictionIcarus (rise then fall)
HerlandScience fictionRags to riches (rise)
FlatlandScience fictionRags to riches (rise)
ErewhonScience fictionRiches to rags (fall)
The Last ManScience fictionRiches to rags (fall)
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sRiches to rags (fall)
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sRiches to rags (fall)
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sRags to riches (rise)
Five Children and ItFantasy and children'sOedipus (fall, rise, fall)
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sRiches to rags (fall)
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children'sRiches to rags (fall)
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sIcarus (rise then fall)
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sMan in a hole (fall then rise)
MiddlemarchLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Mrs DallowayLiteraryMan in a hole (fall then rise)
To the LighthouseLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Anna KareninaLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Madame BovaryLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryRiches to rags (fall)
Silas MarnerLiteraryRags to riches (rise)
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryIcarus (rise then fall)
HamletPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
MacbethPlaysCinderella (rise, fall, rise)
Romeo and JulietPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
OthelloPlaysIcarus (rise then fall)
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysMan in a hole (fall then rise)
Twelfth NightPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
Doctor FaustusPlaysCinderella (rise, fall, rise)
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
A Doll's HousePlaysCinderella (rise, fall, rise)
Hedda GablerPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
PygmalionPlaysMan in a hole (fall then rise)
The School for ScandalPlaysRiches to rags (fall)
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