The first problem I wanted to solve was to write a short program that would allow me to perform basic textual analysis of any work of literature.
I wanted to be able to study the richness of different authors’ language by looking at how they used neologisms (their own made up words), pseudo-archaisms, invented their own contractions for authentic speech, or used hyphenated compound words, etc. I also wanted to be able to list all the characters and place names (proper nouns) mentioned in a text.
