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(1913) [MARC] Author: Louise Nyström-Hamilton Translator: Anna E.B. Fries
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1 62 Ellen Key it might interest her American friends, I have given in an appendix some of the utterances that appeared in the press on that occasion. Philosophical opponents also joined the host of those who honoured the remarkable woman, who even in America, has been called the greatest living woman. The best and most lasting tribute she received from her publisher, and personal friend, Karl Otto Bon- nier, owner of the Albert Bonnier Publishing Co., when, on her sixtieth birthday, he pub- lished the essay, Ellen Key, by John Landquist. This little book should be read by all who wish to understand Ellen Key. Here we are treated to an estimate of Ellen Key, the woman and author, which, in my opinion, is the right one, showing deep understanding, and making clear the secret of her successes, as well as of her failures. The extraordinary phenomenon of her individuality, the cultural milieu in which she moved, the epoch in which she produced her work, all receive their right interpretation. But, it may be said of this book what the author says of Ellen Key's work, which I have already quoted: "We in Sweden are not yet ripe,"—we do not care, consequently we are not able to understand. It is to be hoped that John Landquist's

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