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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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Abridgement of the Secret Doctrine

by Elizabeth Preston

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The creation of the universe and the nature of humanity as taught by the Ancient Wisdom. An abridgement of the original 1500 page work, The Secret Doctrine. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born of a noble family in Russia. She became a student of metaphysical lore, and traveled to many lands, including Tibet, in search of hidden knowledge. In the 1870s she went to New York and, with Col. Henry S. Olcott and others, formed the Theosophical Society.

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The creation of the universe and the nature of humanity as taught in the Ancient Wisdom.
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ISBN:
9780835600095
Editor:
Preston, Elizabeth
Editor:
Humphreys, Christmas
Editor:
Preston, Elizabeth
Editor:
Preston, Elizabeth; Humphreys, Christmas
Editor:
Humphreys, Christmas
Author:
Preston, Elizabeth
Author:
Blavatsky, Helene Petrovna
Publisher:
Quest Books (IL)
Location:
Wheaton, Ill., U.S.A.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Occult sciences and parapsychology
Subject:
Theosophy
Subject:
PHI031000
Edition Number:
Quest book ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Abridged:
Y
Series:
Theosophical classics series
Series Volume:
100-115
Publication Date:
January 1968
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
260
Dimensions:
823x528x73 85
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