Luckily, she did moved to more receptive, heroic and victorian Tarzan-Chetah-and-Jane-lands.
Well, on the other hand or middle finger, she could have evolved differently, although early teenager sexual frustration is difficult to overcome, dreaming of the great hero.
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From a historical point of view, her best estonian-finnish (female) buddy, Aino (Ayn) Kallas, is getting some academic interest on how things can go wrong, dreaming of the white horse of napoleon, fearing his mule which carried him most of the times.
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Btw, their books are usually classified somewhere with "sexual dysfunctionalities, funny stories and what they can result in", collecting well earned dust.
Under the sub-shelf of "for young girls who have not yet had enough of Kellogg's Cornflakes"
Anyway, we too are happy she found no reason to stick around, AIno Kallas at least had some good stuff and kept some even better dadaists alive and happy.
"When the breath of a daemon smiteth a human, his heels no longer rest on the earth; as in a whirlwind his soul is tossed without cease; the warp of his soul burneth brightly, like a fire on which oil has been poured." (from The Wolf's Bride)
kirjasto.sci.fi In January 1926 Kallas traveled to the United States. There she heard of the death of the Finnish poet Eino Leino. It was a deep blow to Kallas and also left marks on his writings. However, it was not until the 1950s, when Kallas published her diaries, her relationship with Eino Leino was revealed.
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