Sigmund Freud,

The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud,

trans. under the general editorship of James Strachey in collaboration with Anna Freud (London: Hogarth Press, 1953-1974). Of these twentyfour volumes, the most relevant are volume 7 (

Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality , published in 1905 and including the first public retraction of the seduction theory) and volume 20 (

An Autobiographical Study , published in 1925 and with a subtly different recollection) .

Jeffrey Masson, ed.,

The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess,

trans. from the German by Masson (Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 1985). The unexpurgated version and, regardless of whether you find Masson’s interpretation persuasive, a revealing look at Freud’s thoughts in the making .

Ernest Jones,

The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud (New York: Basic Books, 1953-1957), three volumes. Jones, himself an important figure in the history of psychoanalysis, wrote what remains the most comprehensive biography .

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