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It was with some hesitation that this review of Dr. Robert Fliess's book was undertaken. After reading the Foreword, few would feel that they come up to the very high standards which the author sets for a reviewer, and to which he fully attains. He himself possesses a thorough knowledge of his subject, his criticism is always well-documented, and his comments original and stimulating, especially in his last chapter which deals with the 'Spoken Word' in the dream. It should be said at once that this book will be of real value only to those who are closely acquainted with Freud's work on the dream. The author presupposes such knowledge, and, starting from it, he sets out to give us an extensive critical survey of the literature of the last two decades 'overgrowing the Interpretation of Dreams'. His abstracts from and comments upon the important work done in this field will enable the reader to choose for himself what he would like to study further. To-day, when the volume of such work is so great as to be often bewildering to the beginner, Dr. Fliess's book is of particular value. The inclusion of literature on the nature of sleep, on falling