Vanhan päiväkirjan lehtiä / Episodi J. L. Runebergin elämästä
About This Book
This edition gathers diary fragments by Emilie Björkstén recounting a prolonged, passionate attachment to J. L. Runeberg and her impressions of his various amorous episodes; an introductory essay provides scholarly context and compares these personal disclosures with other biographical sources, arguing that the poet's flirtations left little trace in his mature poetry. The entries mix intimate confession, social observation of the poet's circle, and emotional self-reflection, tracing the intensity, persistence, and eventual resignation of a long love, while editors annotate provenance and assess reliability.