Historical reported dream · English · original published report
The form master will not let me leave the pool
Anonymous historical dreamer
Dream Psychology (1917) · Printed p. 80
Dreamer identified by the source: Anonymous historical schoolboy, as described on p. 80
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I dreamed that I was in a swimming-bath full of water. My form master stood on the edge, in a red bathing-suit, and pushed me away with a long pole whenever I tried to climb out. I swam round and round in despair.
Source & context
A historical published reported dream quoted in Nicoll’s original1917 clinical/interpretive work. The compiler’s interpretations are personal historical views, not current diagnoses, evidence of treatment efficacy, or scientific/Matrix-Net findings. A complete printed quotation is not independent authentication of the original memory or an untouched manuscript. No modern community submission or distinct-person count is asserted.
Anonymous historical reported dream, in Maurice Nicoll (compiler/physician), Dream Psychology (London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1917), Printed p. 80. Original English published quotation via Cornell University Library/Internet Archive. Editorial title, descriptive summary and navigation metadata added by Synastry; source wording and ending retained after scan-confirmed OCR repair.
1917 is the original English publication year, not an inferred dream date. No precise date, present-day identity or real dreamer location is inferred.
Public domain in the United States (original 1917 English edition) ↗
Original English historical reported dream printed in Dream Psychology (London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1917). Original publication term expired in the United States. Nicoll is the compiler/physician, not asserted to be the anonymous quoted dreamer. Public archive access is not a new licence; no blanket worldwide rights warranty, modern translation rights or modern scan-asset licence is asserted.
Source locator and text provenance
Printed p. 80
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Content notes
- Fear or nightmare
- School bullying
Notes from the historical editor
These words belong to the book’s historical editor. They are separate from the original narrative.
Short descriptive English reading (editorial): A schoolboy swims in circles as his form master uses a pole to push him away whenever he tries to climb out.
Connections in the Loom
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