An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Sigmund Freud

2 books referenced

Books by Sigmund Freud

The Interpretation of Dreams

Referenced in 3 episodes

603. Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2)

September 24, 2025

Context:

Explicitly described as Freud's 'most groundbreaking book' which he had been working on for two years and published in 1899, featuring the story of Oedipus prominently.

583. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal

July 16, 2025

Context:

Referenced when discussing Freud's visits to Blackpool. The hosts mention that 'memories of paddling in the waters there were included in his book on the interpretation of dreams.'

541. Heart of Darkness: Fear and Loathing in the Congo

February 20, 2025

Context:

Mentioned as published in 1899, the same year as Heart of Darkness, in discussion of themes of repressed anxieties in the European imagination

Moses and Monotheism

Referenced in 1 episode

27. Tutankhamun

March 01, 2021

Context:

Discussed as Freud's last book, in which he theorizes about the connection between Akhenaten and Moses, suggesting Moses was originally an Egyptian Atonist priest who led the Hebrews out of Egypt