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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.
han hade icke kunnat betvinga den motvilja, hon ingaf honom. Det hade slutat med en fullständig brytning. »Bröt du verkligen med henne? Samma kväll?» sade Alma ifrigt. »Ja».-- »Höll hon af dig?» frågade modern i en ton af medkänsla. »Åhja--ibland--när jag hade pengar». Men i sjelfva tonfallet låg der något försonande; der fans ingen bitterhet och intet hån.-- För Alma Hagberg var denna tid som en dröm. De förhållanden hon kommit in i egde för henne hela nyhetens behag, den luft af frihet och själsadel, som omgaf henne var så olik den hon hittills inandats i småförhållandena der hon lefvat. Under sina resor i utlandet hade hon fört turistens flyktiga lif, som aldrig tillåter annat än den ytligaste bekantskap med de menniskor man träffar; och det år hon tillbringat i Schweiz hade icke varit rikare på stora intryck än vistelsen i en vanlig svensk flickpension, der småsint bevakning är hufvudbeståndsdelen i lärarinnornas uppfostringsmetod och små skvallerhistorier är elevernas största andliga intresse. Detta var så helt annorlunda. Här hade hon ett hem, med all hemmets
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