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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.
flyter samman till en tjock, fuktdrypande, mörkgrå filt, som spänner sig lågt öfver hafvet. Nidingarnes tvillingbåk svinner akteröfver i diset. Kustens vågiga klipplinje grånar mer och mer, suddas ut och förtonar. Fördäckspassagerarne sitta på balar och lårar, krypande tätt tillsammans som en skock får i oväder. På akterdäck promenera två herrar af och an, balanserande sina kroppar efter båtens slingringar. De öfrige ha svept sig i tjocka ytterplagg och tyckas möta ovädret med hopplös undergifvenhet. Den unge gentlemannen har dragit sin öfverrock på. Den är gammal och omodern; han lider deraf. Cigarren är släckt. Han ser melankolisk ut. Med stora troskyldiga ögon betraktar han sin romanhjeltinna, Det är som om hvarje drag i hans barnsliga ansigte ville förkunna hans ungdomliga förtjusning, hans naiva beundran. Återigen måste jag vända mig bort för att dölja ett litet smil, som ovilkorligen kommer mig på läpparne. Jag betraktar den unga flickan. Hon är icke vacker, men så behaglig att se på. En späd, outvecklad figur, en smula lång i lifvet och ingalunda harmonisk. Ett smalt ansigte; ögon glänsande mörkbruna som polerad
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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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