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Modern is a novel by Victoria Benedictsson, published in 1883. It is a naturalistic novel that explores the themes of love, marriage, and the human condition. The novel is considered to be a part of Benedictsson’s late, naturalistic period.

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Modern
Utanför Grand hotell kastade just en skärgårdsångare loss. Långsamt gled
den utför strömmen med flagga  akterstången och försvann utom taflans
ram, efterlemnande en fåra i vattnet och i luften en röksky, som snart
drog bort.

William hade följt den med ögonen; och länge efter det den försvunnit
satt han tigande och stirrade utåt.

Modern betraktade honom i smyg: der låg en svårmodig längtan öfver hans
drag. Han hade synbarligen glömt att det fans en annan menniska i
rummet, ty den medvetenhet och sjelfironi i uttrycket, som annars alltid
preglade hans drag, var nu helt och hållet försvunnen. Sådan hade han
sett ut som barn--hon mindes det nu med ens; och detta öppna och
oskyldiga, men  samma gång inåtvända och drömmande barnaansigte som
hon mindes, blef till en anklagelse för ouppfylda moderspligter. Hon
kunde icke beherska sig; tårarne stodo henne i ögonen, hon måste lägga
arbetet ifrån sig och vända sig bort för att dölja dem.

Han märkte att hon rörde sig och hans medvetenhet vaknade. Han såg ännu
dit ut, men det ironiska uttrycket hade kommit igen i hans ansigte; och
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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

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Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.

– Gustave Flaubert

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