In a way we might perhaps have preferred a more comprehensive or systematic exposition of Dr Nacht's theories, after such a long, distinguished, and leading career at the head of the French psycho-analytic movement. Yet this book, although not a compendium, is a neat and agreeable selection of his most consummate and representative writings over more than a decade. It mirrors his character as theorist, therapist, and man. The author apologizes (unnecessarily in my opinion) for the diversity of his subject-matter. The papers, which centre around four