 Jennie Nell, writing for the Bellman Society, describes Epistles 35 and 43 ("värm mer öl och bröd") as undoubtedly the most radical and innovative.They were often chosen by female singers in the twentieth century, picking up on Fredman's "perplexed and troubled" voice.Epistle 35 in particular has, writes Nell, often been portrayed with "a comic undertone", but in fact it expresses "dark feelings" of jealousy, anger, and sadness, as Fredman, dropped by his lover, tries to dull his despair with drink.