Marie Elisabeth Kuylenstierna-Wenster (16 September 1869 – 13 February 1933) was a Swedish translator and writer, often writing under the pseudonym Sten Wide or using her initials EKW. She studied in France, Germany, and

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and wrote for several magazines in the period 1886–1913. She then became a French teacher and was a common lecturer at the municipality before she became a popular science lecturer in

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. Elisabeth Keylenstierna-Wenster was known both as a lecturer and a critic on literature, and published over ten

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, over 20 children's books, and around 50 novels concerning contemporary societal critique and

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. She translated around 70 novels, mainly from Danish.

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