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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.
hufvudredaktören förklarat sig vilja mottaga allt hvad hon kunde hinna med att öfverflytta. Hon hade också kastat sig öfver arbetet med hela sin energi. Hon visste hvad hon ville och hon såg målet. Det var icke så mycket det ekonomiska resultatet, som lockade henne, fast hon å andra sidan var alltför praktiskt anlagd för att icke också det skulle spela en roll i hennes sträfvan. Hon visste att penningar var makt. Hon byggde inga luftslott, hängaf sig icke åt några fantasier; hon hade lagt sin plan kallt och nyktert och beräknat alla chancer; nu satte hon alla krafter in på att genomföra den. Hon ville skapa sig en position, en position som stämde med hennes förmåga, hvilken hon icke öfverskattade. Hon ville blott arbeta sig till erkännande, som en samvetsgrann och duglig öfversättarinna för att i denna sin egenskap få tillfälle att stifta bekantskaper inom den literära verlden; med ett ord: hon ville med sitt eget arbete skaffa sig tillträde till sin sons umgängeskrets. Hvilka planer som för öfrigt knöto sig till denna sträfvan hade hon ännu icke gjort klart för sig sjelf. Detta var det första och detta var hon
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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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