A major player in disseminating psychoanalysis, Joan Riviere first translated much of Sigmund Freud's writings into English. The works here include papers on metapsychology, applied psychoanalysis, and technique, touching on subjects as diverse as narcissism, love, paranoia, and homosexuality. Riviere's perceptive understanding is evident as we see Freud's direct arguments—the style that distinguished him from academics of his day—take shape in her translations. We are presented with Freud's various guises, both as essayist and storyteller, bringing to life the vagaries of his patients.