Write as |
Practice your writing by typing out classic literature. This method not only enhances your understanding of rhythm, structure, and nuances but also connects you deeply with the timeless flow of literary history.This is a BETA version.
Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 1
by Louisa May Alcott
Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 1 is a collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1868. It is a collection of stories for children that explore themes of adventure, family, and the human condition.
times. For all her quiet ways, aunty was full of fun as well as sympathy and patience, and she smoothed the thorny road to virtue with the innocent and kindly little arts that make some people as useful and beloved as good fairy godmothers were once upon a time. As they sat at tea that evening papa and mamma were most affable and lively; but the children's spirits were depressed by a long day of restraint, and they sat like well-bred mutes, languidly eating their supper. 'It's the warm weather. They need something bracing. I'll give them a dose of iron mixture to-morrow,' said mamma. 'I've taken enough now to make a cooking-stove,' groaned Kitty, who hated being dosed. 'If you'd let me go swimming every night I'd be all right,' added Harry. 'Not another word on that point. I will not let you do it, for you will get drowned as sure as you try,' said mamma, who was so timid she had panics the minute her boy was out of sight. 'Aunt Betsey let her boys go, and they never came to grief,' began Harry. 'Aunt Betsey's ideas and mine differ. Children are not brought up now as they were in her day,' answered mamma with a superior air.
Other classics
Ernest Hemingway
In Our Time
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Cranford
August Strindberg
Röda Rummet
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway
Hjalmar Söderberg
Förvillelser
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Marcel Proust
Swann's Way
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
August Strindberg
Inferno
Victoria Benedictsson
Modern
Marcel Proust
Within a Budding Grove
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment
Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Jane Austen
Emma
Herman Melville
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian GrayWhy Type a Masterpiece?
Typing out classical literature is not just an exercise in patience; it's a deeply immersive way to understand the rhythm, structure, and nuances of great writing. By manually reproducing the works of renowned authors, you engage with the text on a level that reading alone cannot offer. This method allows you to feel the flow of sentences, the choice of words, and the intricate construction of paragraphs that make these works timeless.
Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can't use the wrong words.
– Virginia Woolf
literati is a unique platform where writers can select from a vast collection of public domain classics to type out. This practice is akin to a musician playing pieces by the masters to internalize the elements of composition and performance. Just as the musician learns the subtleties of each note and chord, the writer learns the power of each word and sentence.
Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.
– Gustave Flaubert
Engaging directly with masterpieces allows writers to absorb the rhythm of the text, the ebb and flow of its pacing, and the beauty of its imagery. It cultivates an appreciation for the craft of writing and provides invaluable lessons in how to construct compelling narratives, develop characters, and evoke emotions in readers. Happy typing!
The only truth is music.
– Jack Kerouac