Reading Gay's work about Freud has always been a source of pleasure to this reviewer, and the present volume is no exception. It is not a ponderous tome and may even be described as light reading.

The book is an endeavor to understand better the mind of Freud. It is a subject of continuing interest. It has been said that more has been written about Freud than any other man in history, and there is no indication that the number of books about him that pours out annually is slackening.

Comprised of two parts, appropriately termed “Explorations” and “Entertainments,” the book is a collection of essays on diverse topics.

The first article is entitled “Freud and the Man from Stratford,” and is the lengthiest and most detailed essay in the book. It deals with Freud's long-standing question as to whether the Shakespearean literary products were written by someone