Smiley Blanton, who died in 1966, visited Freud regularly from September, 1929, to June, 1930, and made occasional visits in later years. The diary of his 'analysis', found among his manuscripts, has now been published by his wife. Mrs. Blanton, a good writer, has included her own biographical notes and commentaries. They are informative and charming, and bring back fond memories for many of us who knew her husband.

Blanton came from the middle South and was a deeply religious man of simple, direct, and uncomplicated views. Over the years he developed a rough and tough individualism. When he tried to