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This is a valuable collection of the principal data bearing on this interesting custom. The author discusses the various views, with the sole exception of the psycho-analytical one, that have been enunciated concerning its significance. He says: 'I cannot claim to have solved the problem of couvade, but at the same time I hope I have succeeded in clearing away some of the valueless débris that has hitherto encumbered the discussion'. The bibliography of 185 titles does not contain a single reference to any psycho-analytical writer on the subject.