Excerpt from Imaginary Playmates and Other Mental Phenomena of ChildrenThe material for the discussion of the topics in the follow ing pages has been drawn from individual reports and personal interviews with more than five hundred different persons whose experiences are recorded. I have the fullest confidence in the accuracy of the reports and the sincerity with which they were made. I knew each person intimately, and a per sonal interview permits a kind of cross questioning and com parison with the reports of others which it is impossible to employ in a written questionnaire. The reports upon which the following chapters are based are absolutely truthful, and as accurate as the circumstances will permit.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.