The novel by the famous American writer Irving Stone “The Passion of the Mind” is devoted to the life and work of Sigmund Freud, the Austrian physician and psychologist, creator of psychoanalysis theory. The action takes place in the Habsburg Empire at the end of the 19th century—Austria, the capitals of Europe’s largest states, and the United States. Among the characters are well-known names from the intellectual and artistic elite—Freud’s contemporaries. The strictly documentary foundation of the work, combined with the author’s skill, gives the book—rightfully considered a bestseller—special educational value.