Write as |
Practice your writing by typing out classic literature. This method not only enhances your understanding of rhythm, structure, and nuances but also connects you deeply with the timeless flow of literary history.This is a BETA version.
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.
väfnadernas och broderiernas brokiga mönster för att öfvertyga sig om, att ljusskenet icke tynade af. Nej, det var hennes egen döda, tunga sinnesstämning som lade sig öfver hörselns och synens nerver. Alltså, icke heller i kväll skulle han komma. Hon kastade sig framstupa på en ottoman och borrade ansigtet in mot dess mjuka stoppning, medan hon tryckte knutna händerna mot sin panna. Hon snyftade icke, det var jemmerskrän, vilda rytanden af smärta som hon kväfde i kuddarne. På hennes obändiga natur med dess intensitet i alla känslor verkade denna vildhet i utbrottet som en lisa. Det ringde på klockan der nere. Hon satte sig hastigt upp och lyssnade. Kunde det vara han som ringde. Men han hade ju nyckel till entréen. Det låg veck mellan ögonbrynen och den sträfva luggen stod uppstruken från pannan. Det var som hade de skarpa ögonen och den halföppna munnen gjort gemensam sak med hörseln för att uppfånga minsta ljud. Så sprang hon hastigt fram till spegeln och ordnade sitt hår. Der hördes steg från trappan. Ett ögonblick derefter knackade det på dörren.
Other classics
Louisa May Alcott
Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway
August Strindberg
Inferno
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Cranford
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Ernest Hemingway
In Our Time
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
August Strindberg
Röda Rummet
Marcel Proust
Within a Budding Grove
Hjalmar Söderberg
Förvillelser
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Marcel Proust
Swann's Way
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Jane Austen
Emma
Herman Melville
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Franz Kafka
The MetamorphosisWhy Type a Masterpiece?
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
literati is a unique platform where writers can select from a vast collection of public domain classics to type out. This practice is akin to a musician playing pieces by the masters to internalize the elements of composition and performance. Just as the musician learns the subtleties of each note and chord, the writer learns the power of each word and sentence.
Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.
– Gustave Flaubert
Engaging directly with masterpieces allows writers to absorb the rhythm of the text, the ebb and flow of its pacing, and the beauty of its imagery. It cultivates an appreciation for the craft of writing and provides invaluable lessons in how to construct compelling narratives, develop characters, and evoke emotions in readers. Happy typing!
The only truth is music.
– Jack Kerouac