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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
skall vara sann emot henne, får du välja emellan oss två. Det _kan_ jag
icke.  skulle jag bli falsk emot er båda. Och mot dig vill jag icke
vara det.

Skrif nu och säg hvem du väljer. Och skrif lugnt om du kan. Men kom ihåg
att jag hatar henne, om det  var mitt sista ordHon reste sig från skrifbordet och såg  pappersarket som låg der
fullskrifvet; hennes lugna, säkra stil var orolig och nervös.

Ja, hon hatade, hatade med hela sin naturs intensitet detta blonda,
hufvud, som kunde hvila  mjukt mot ett hjerta--och vrida sig undan 
behändigt och lätt.

Hon hade ingen aning om att det några hus derifrån satt en af romaner
och balkurtis förkollrad liten varelse, som dissekerade upp sig sjelf i
gagnlöst sjelfplågeri och stirrade  sig sjelf som  ett märkligt,
enastående fenomen.

En vaxblek hand, som knappt egde kraft nog till en smekning och som var
 obekant med lifvets hvardagsarbete, skref med hysterisk ifver i en
bunden dagbok, skref med barnsliga, karaktärslösa bokstäfver:

»Hvarifrån har jag detta olycksaliga förstörelsebegär. Detta, som hvilar
som en förbannelse öfver mig och som drar olycka öfver allt hvad jag
vidrör. Jag har ett begär att böja all stolthet, att sticka eld i all
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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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– Gustave Flaubert

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