The first edition of The Technique of Psychoanalysis was first published in 1928. It consisted of a verbatim report of six lectures delivered as a “training course” at the London Institute of Psychoanalysis in the days before systematic instruction in psychoanalytical technique was initiated; the series was based on a relatively brief experience of psychoanalytic practice. At that time, the literature on psychoanalytic technique was non-existent, and considerable uncertainty existed among practicing analysts in England regarding many points of procedure. Accordingly, it seemed desirable to integrate the theoretical and practical aspects of the “analytical situation” in one presentation.

When Glover revised his first edition of this book, he wondered whether concepts from 1928 would still be relevant in 1955. He noted, however, that certain features of the analytic situation were not affected