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The author of this book is a London Kleinian analyst who is especially interested in group analysis. His declared ambition was to write a book which would be a Kleinian ramification of, rather than a counterpart to Laplanche - Pontalis's and Rycroft's well-known dictionaries. The book is divided into two sections, the first consisting of thirteen Main Entries dealing with basic concepts set out in chronological order which could be read as chapters of an introduction to Kleinian psychoanalysis. The second part consists of the General Entries arranged in conventional alphabetical order, dealing with the main authors of the Kleinian scene and with the developments that came after Klein and is better suited for reference purposes. The first Main Entry is on Technique which, as play technique, was the new instrument with which Klein made her observations and discoveries. The entry deals with the evolution of the technique from its first application to the analysis of children to that of adults and up to the latest developments. A comparison is drawn with classic technique and reference is made both to the terms of the debate with A. Freud and those of the controversy on the levels and depth of interpretation. The range of information supplied and the wealth of bibliographic references, often accompanied by well chosen quotations, are noteworthy and this first impression is confirmed and enhanced as one reads on. However, the fact that a subject is repeatedly tackled from different viewpoints in different sections and combinations may give rise to some perplexity, resulting in a perhaps unjustified impression of mechanical repetition. The recurring comparisons and cross references are intended to provide as objective, scientific, informative and up-to-date an account as possible, such as would be available from computer data. I feel only partly convinced of the aptness of this approach: I cannot quite see the criterion of wealth of information and cross reference as oppo