Evelyn Stanhope

A critic who published a paper that argued that V.M. Straka was a penname for children's author Torsten Ekstrom. She exhaustively detailed similarities between the two authors's books and argued that Ekstrom, in order to not spoil his public figure and social status, used this penname in order to write dark and politically subversive novels for adults.

She also suggested, albeit tentatively, that Ekstrom was inspired by Fridtjof Nansen's public admonition, that he should use his gifts and privileges for the common good.