Difficulty of Meiji literature


I'm currently self-teaching myself Japanese with the aim of becoming a
proficient reader so I can read Japanese liteature without the aid of a
translation. I've heard mention a few times of the language reforms that took
place in 1946; some of the authors I'm interested in reading (Ichiyo and
Soseki) are from about 50 years before this. Am I going to encounter serious
problems when trying to read their work once I become proficient reading post-
reform literature? Any pointers anyone can provide would be greatly
appreciated.

