Recollecting Freud

Isidor Sadger's recollections offer a rare glimpse into the formative years of the psychoanalytic movement and Sigmund Freud's personal struggles, including his wit, views on Judaism, and opinions on nonmedical psychoanalysts. Attending Freud's lectures from 1895 to 1904, Sadger provides a unique perspective as a participant observer, despite not being part of Freud's inner circle. This rediscovered account, originally published in 1930, sheds light on Freud's role as a teacher and clinician, enriching the understanding of his social and intellectual environment during a tumultuous period in history.