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The Uncanny

Sigmund Freud

Form
Form Psychology
Year
Year 1919
Originally in
Originally in German
Pages
Pages 200

A jolt swings the washroom door open, and an elderly gentleman in a dressing gown steps into Freud's carriage. He stands to tell the intruder he has the wrong compartment, then sees that the door is a mirror, and that he thoroughly dislikes the face in it.

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The Uncanny, Sigmund Freud

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