Anna Freud

  • 10

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1947 to 2014

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Anna Freud has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1947 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Normality and Pathology in Childhood and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1947 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Intl Universities Pr Inc and International Universities Press.

Best Place To Start

Normality and Pathology in Childhood

Intl Universities Pr Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Intl Universities Pr Inc and International Universities Press

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1947 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Intl Universities Pr Inc and International Universities Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Normality and Pathology in Childhood

    Intl Universities Pr Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 273 pages.

  2. Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense: Revised Edition (The Writings of Anna Freud Series Volume II, 1936)

    Intl Universities Pr Inc • 1971 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Correspondence

    Polity Press • 2014 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 400 pages.

  4. The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense

    Stylus Pub Llc • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 191 pages.

  5. Difficulties in the Path of Psychoanalysis; A Confrontation of Past With Present Viewpoints.

    Intl Universities Pr Inc • 1979 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1979.

  6. Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense

    Intl Universities Pr Inc • 1966 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1966.

  7. The Essentials of Psycho-Analysis

    Vintage Books • 2005 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 597 pages.

  8. Research at the Hampstead Child-Therapy Clinic and Other Papers

    International Universities Press • 1969 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1969 • 575 pages.

  9. Infants Without Families

    Intl Universities Pr Inc/George Allen & Unwin • 1947 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1947.

How The Picks Compare

  • Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense: Revised Edition (The Writings of Anna Freud Series Volume II, 1936) is the easier short commitment, while Normality and Pathology in Childhood asks for more reading time up front.
  • Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense: Revised Edition (The Writings of Anna Freud Series Volume II, 1936) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Normality and Pathology in Childhood leans later in the catalog.
  • Correspondence is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Normality and Pathology in Childhood.

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