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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.

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Modern
han skrifvit derofvan.

»----Det är sent. Klockan är visst öfver 1. Och i morgon skall jag upp som
vanligt. Om det inte vore  gammalt och utnött skulle jag säga: 'God
natt, lilla sparfunge!' Men det _är_ gammalt och utnött. Och det är
dumt. Ty sparfungen sofver antagligen de rättfärdiges sömn, det gamla
romantiska kvinnoidealets djupa, drömlösa sömn. Och öfver ditt läger
sväfva hvita vingar och små englar spela ljufva melodier  gullharpor i
vrårna. Gud hvad det är vackert! Och hvad jag gerna ville vara en ren,
hvit engel som satt  din sängkant och spelade  gullharpa medan du
sof! Brinner ampeln i taket? Är dess sken ljus- eller mörkrödt? Det är
nog ljusrödt och det ger en varm fin ton åt ett mjukt barn-ansigte,
der alla drag äro liksom upplösta, ett stort, fylligt, rundt
barn-ansigte, som är  rörande renonce  uttryck och som kanske är
fult, men som jag böjer mig ner och kysser,  der lätt  pannan, att
du icke  vakna,  der oskyldigt som endast en engel med gullharpa
anses kunna kyssa----ett alldeles själlöst ansigte, som jag böjer mig ner
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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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