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Traces the development of Melanie Klein's ideas within a biographical framework, describing the importance of her work, and portraying her as a woman of warmth and insight.ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. The Early Years3. The Play Technique4 Psychoanalysis of Children5. New Ideas 1919-346. The British Psychoanalytical Society7. The Depressive Position8. The 'Controversial Discussions'9. The Paranoid-Schizoid Position10. New Light on the Structural Theory of Mind, Anxiety and Guilt11. Envy and Gratitude12. The Last Years13. Melanie Klein, the Person and Her WorkReferencesBibliographyA Complete List of the Writings of Melanie Klein