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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
Hon trodde nu också, att Hedström hade rätt: denna kyliga skepsis, detta
forceradt hånfulla i hans väsen var endast ett yttre skal, bakom hvilket
han förskansade sig för att skydda ett ömhudadt och blödigt sinne emot
lifvets nålstyng. Men detta skal hoppades hon  småningom  att smälta
genom värmen af sin tillgifvenhet.

Hon led  oändligt af att se honom sådan han var, utan tro, utan
lifsintresse och utan medelpunkt. Hvad hon trodde sig ha funnit som det
centrala i hans karakter ingaf henne den djupaste aktning och glädje. 
och  kunde det skymta fram i deras dagliga samlif, liksom af
ovarsamhet, hur rättänkande och finkänslig han var, en själsaristokrat
som slöt sig inom sig sjelf i oåtkomlig förnämhet; hon trodde  fast 
hans begåfning och hon greps af en andlös förtviflan vid tanken , att
alla dessa rika möjligheter skulle vissna bort af brist  glädje och
sol.

Om han bara kunde bli glad, om han en gång kunde bli riktigt glad, ända
ned i hjerterötterna; det var den fixa idé kring hvilken hennes tankar
ständigt fladdrade.

Men han kom och gick, dag ut och dag in och der märktes ingen
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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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