▁refused ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁fashion able ▁cr in oline ▁because ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁take ▁so ▁much ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁aff lic ted ▁by ▁a ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁as y ly m ▁in ▁V ä x jö , ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁her ▁remaining ▁life ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁ten ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁her ▁life ▁changed ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁sudden ▁need ▁to ▁support ▁herself . ▁She ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁char ity ▁of ▁protect ive ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives , ▁but ▁started ▁to ▁support ▁herself ▁by ▁transl ations ▁and ▁by ▁giving ▁language ▁less ons . ▁In ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁sal on , ▁she ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁fashion able ▁German ▁rom antic ism , ▁which ▁affected ▁her ▁po etic ▁production . ▁Her ▁po ems ▁cent red ▁around ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁U pp s ala ▁of ▁her ▁child hood , ▁hero ic ▁poetry ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁fashion able ▁Goth ic ism , ▁scenes ▁from ▁nature ▁and ▁every day ▁life ▁and ▁po ems ▁and ▁songs ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁id yl lic ▁and ▁real istic ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁rom antic ism . ▁Her ▁po ems ▁were ▁successful ▁and ▁given ▁good ▁critics : ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁read ▁al oud ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Academy ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁they ▁were ▁awarded ▁first