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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.
hufvudsaken. Du skall inte vandra i blinde genom verlden, du skall stå så högt att utsigten är fri och att det smutsiga och låga inte kan nå dig.» Hon tycktes vara med på det programmet; hon var i det hela taget med på allt. Hon öfverlemnade sig viljelöst åt hans andliga öfverlägsenhet liksom hon fysiskt öfverlemnade sig åt hans smekningar. Det var för öfrigt något som tilltalade hennes lilla jakobin-natur i det, att spela själsaristokrat tillsammans med en så pass modernt anlagd ung man som William och ibland, när han sagt något, som ute i verlden skulle ansetts mycket opassande, skrattade de med ett uttryck af ömsesidigt förstående när William plötsligt böjde sig fram emot henne och frågade: »Hvad tror du moster Beate skulle ha sagt om det?» »Moster Beate» var för dem båda personifikationen af all kälkborgerlighet. Men William grundade ständigt på hvad orsaken kunde vara till hennes kyla. »Har du aldrig känt något begär efter mig--som man?» frågade han en gång. »Nej.» Han var öfvertygad om att hon ljög. Allteftersom de blefvo mer och mer bekanta och deras samlif intimare
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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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