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Article: Young Girl's Diary, A
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- International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
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YOUNG GIRL'S DIARY, A
Probably written by Hermine von Hug-Hellmuth, a non-medical psychoanalyst who was considered a pioneer in the field of child psychoanalysis,
A Young Girl's Diary
was, upon publication, considered to be a watershed event (S
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ndor Ferenczi, December 26, 1919) and was highly successful. It was the first
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and remained the only
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book in a series entitled "Fundamental Texts on Spiritual Development," which the new publishing company, created through the generosity of Anton von Freund, intended to publish. Because of its success the book provided considerable income.
Introduced by an anonymous "editor" who claimed to have retained the girl's style ...