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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.
de djupa känslorna, beundrade detta barn, som icke hade mycket annat beundransvärdt än just det enda: att vara den kvinna som hennes son älskade. Alma Hagberg hade börjat genomgå en kur med sjukgymnastik och massage; och hon befann sig väl deraf. Till fadern hade hon skrifvit ett långt bref deri hon talade om den goda verkan hon rönte af läkarebehandlingen och framhöll af hvilken stor vigt det var för hennes framtida helsa, att kuren, som skulle vara minst tre månader, icke afbrötes. Hon berättade vidare om den vänskap med hvilken hon omfattats af »vår framstående författarinna fru Kate Zimmermann», som till och med erbjudit henne att under Stockholmsvistelsen taga fast uppehåll i sitt hem, något som hon naturligtvis med tacksamhet antagit.--Om William nämde hon icke ett ord. Faderns svar kom, åtföljdt af ett bevekande bref från mostern deri Alma i de mest förtviflade ordalag ombads att åtminstone komma hem till julen, om också blott på ett par dagar. Hon kunde ju redan strax efter nyår resa upp igen och fortsätta att underkasta sig den behandling, som
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