In 1919, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth , a psychoanalyst and, according to some accounts, the ‘most obstinate of Freud's disciples’, published A Young Girl's Diary (Anon., 1921[1919]).1 The diary was purportedly by an adolescent girl that Hug-Hellmuth was treating, although the girl was never identified and most psychoanalysts and pundits of the time attributed it to Hug-Hellmuth. Given her ‘obstinate’ adherence to Freud's theories, the diary stands as an example of a Freudian theory of mind and self turned into a fictional person or a literary character. In other words, to a great extent, Hug-Hellmuth created an adolescent girl based on what she understood Freud to advocate as the true nature of such a girl. Additionally, the diary is often regarded as semi-autobiographical in that to some extent it draws on Hug-Hellmuth's early life. The diary comes to an abrupt end when the girl reaches 14 and a half years and her father suddenly dies, leaving her an orphan.