ABSTRACT
After the first World War when I had settled in Italy, first in my native city Trieste and later in Rome in 1931, I corresponded with Freud and occasionally made a trip to Vienna to consult with him in person. In a few instances I took a patient to him for consultation. In his letters to me, Freud expressed his opinion regarding the analytical situation and therapeutic prospects of patients about whom I had consulted him. He also advised and encouraged me in other professional matters, including my difficulties as a pioneer for psychoanalysis in Italy and in the translation of some of his works; and occasionaly he gave me advice of a more personal nature. So that these letters may be seen in their proper context, I shall describe briefly the circumstances leading to each letter. 1
