Using multiple newlines (\\) within LARGE block

Question

I am trying to typeset a long title using a {\LARGE ...}-Block.

Here is a minimal example:

\documentclass{scrbook}

\begin{document}
    {\LARGE Very \\ Long \\ Title}
\end{document}

And the output of (latex + dvips + ps2pdf):

Output of the above example code

Question: How do I remove the vertical space between the first and the second line?

Info: If I use a {\normalsize...}-Block the spacing between the lines is as expected (equal vertical space between first and second line and between second and third line.

You don't want to remove the space between the first and second lines, but rather add space between the second and third lines. — egreg, Dec 08 '13 at 00:31
I don't get that output at all. As is, I get three lines that are too close together. Adding the \par recommended by Harish Kumar, I get equally spaced lines with the correct \baselineskip. Did you leave something out of your MWE? — Dan, Dec 08 '13 at 04:05
The above image is the actual result of the above code on my setup (Windows, MikTex) otherwise I wouldn't have added the image. — patrickvogt, Dec 08 '13 at 09:18
related: Inconsistent line spacing and Incorrect line spacing when using \Large in a center environment. — barbara beeton, Dec 08 '13 at 15:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '13 at 00:42

One solution is to put the title into a flushleft, center or flushright environment as you desire the alignment.

\documentclass{scrbook}

\begin{document}
\begin{flushleft}
\LARGE Very \\ Long \\ Title
\end{flushleft}
\begin{center}
\LARGE Very \\ Long \\ Title
\end{center}
\begin{flushright}
\LARGE Very \\ Long \\ Title
\end{flushright}
\end{document}

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Using multiple newlines (\\) within LARGE block

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