THE DEPTHS
OF THE SOUL

PSYCHO-ANALYTICAL STUDIES

Dedicated
to his dear friends
BESS AND OSCAR BLUMENTHAL
in remembrance of
his delightful stay
in Chicago, 1921

THE AUTHOR

THE DEPTHS
OF THE SOUL

PSYCHO-ANALYTICAL STUDIES

BY
DR. WILLIAM STEKEL

AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION
BY
DR. S. A. TANNENBAUM

LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO., LTD.
Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, E.C.
1921

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PREFACE

An old proverb says that every parent lovesthe ugly duckling most. My book, The Depthsof the Soul, was, from its beginning, my favourite.It was written in the beautiful years in whichthe first rays of analytic psychognosis penetratedthe darkness of the human soul. The readermay find between the lines the exuberant joy ofa discoverer. First impressions are the strongest.It is an unfortunate fact that subsequent impressionslack the vividness, the intensity, thewarmth, and the colours of the first emotions.

The great success of this book in many foreignlanguages has given me incalculable pleasure,because it has served to confirm my own blindlove. No other book has brought me so manyfriends from far and near.

I am happy that my friend Dr. Tannenbaumhas devoted his knowledge of the art of translationto my favourite child, and I hope thatthis translation will bring me many new Englishfriends.

THE AUTHOR.

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