The books belong to the series of Economic reprints and come with an introduction by R. H. Tawney who says of them that they are more than an autobiography inasmuch as Lovett “was the spokesman of the political labour movement which started with the formation of the London Working men’s association and which developed into Chartism.”
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“Not a wholly reliable historical document.” R: Roberts
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LOW, BARBARA. Psycho-analysis; a brief account of the Freudian theory. *$1.50 (4c) Harcourt 130
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The author of this brief introduction to psycho-analysis is a member of the British psycho-analytical society, and Ernest Jones, president of the society, writes an introduction for the book. In part he says, “That the deductions made from psycho-analytical investigations are both novel and not easily acceptable, Miss Low makes plain in her book, and she has not adopted the easier way of concealing these attributes of them. She has chosen the loftier aim of attempting to present all aspects of the psycho-analytical theory fairly and straightforwardly, and yet to bring them within reach of those who have made no previous study of the subject.” The chapters take up: The scope and significance of psycho-analysis; Mental life—unconscious and conscious; Repressions; The rôle of the dream; Treatment by psycho-analysis; Probable social and educational results. A list of reference books is given in an appendix.
“The ‘popular’ style of this book defeats, to some extent, the author’s purpose. We should have liked the exposition to be more clear-cut and reserved. As it is, the reader will have some difficulty in grasping the root ideas of the Freudian theory, although, if he is patient, he will find a good deal of information in this book.”