The classic works in the field of psychology are presented here in over 40 clearly laid-out chapters - with titles including Fechner's Elements of Psychophysics, Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams and other books that are today regarded as milestones in psychology. Connections are made between the era in which the books were first published and the present day. The authors of the classics and the conditions in which the books were written are presented, the content of the books is conveyed in a comprehensible way and the contemporary reception of them is outlined. The volume closes with an appreciation of each work from today's point of view.