This volume is a review of the case studies that have become prominent in the development of psychoanalysis. They stand as milestones on the path of the history of the field. Some are better known than others, and certainly some have been more thoroughly studied than they are in this volume. All are interesting and pleasant to review. As to the significance of each in the advancement of the field, each reader can judge for himself.

The author says, “Chapters are divided into two sections. In the case summaries