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Modern
by Victoria Benedictsson
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.
sin stolthet i att William skulle ha en frisk och vacker gammal mor, som han aldrig skulle behöfva skämmas för att ha under armen och hvars hållning och kraft han helst borde beundra, en liten, liten smula. Bekanta träffade hon icke ofta; de fleste af fåglarne hade flugit ut för sommaren. Den ende som kom till henne en och annan gång var herr Hedström. Men denne hedersman, som icke haft råd att lägga sig på landet, led af en kronisk pessimism, som icke gjorde honom till det allra mest muntrande sällskap. Till råga på alla olyckor var han också gräsenkling; den lilla frun hade på tredje klass skickats till gästfria slägtingar i Småland, för att styrka sig med getmjölk och barrluft. Ett enda bref hade modern mottagit från William under sommarens lopp. Deri underrättades hon--på fyra rader--att han var i Lysekil och ämnade stanna der någon tid. På nära två månader hade han sedan icke låtit höra af sig; hon visste icke ens hvar han fans, och hans tystnad började oroa henne. Men detta var något som måste genomkämpas; hon kunde med all sin energi
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