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AnonymousAbout Spiritualism.  [An Interview with Madame Blavatsky]  [Reprinted from The Daily Graphic (New York) November 13, 1874, p. 90.]

• Anonymous.  Citizen Helen P. Blavatsky:  That Newly Naturalized Personage Explains Some Interesting Matters1878. The Daily Graphic (New York), July 9, 1878.

• Anonymous.  The Theosophical Society: The Lamasery at New York.  Interviews with Madame Blavatsky. The Wonderful Author of the Book of Wonders, "Isis Unveiled" etc.  1878. Hartford Daily Times (Connecticut), December 2, 1878, p. 1.

• Anonymous.  H.P. Blavatsky's Adieux:  The Ci-Devant Countess Ready to Depart for the East 1878. The Daily Graphic (New York),  December 10, 1878.

• Anonymous.  A Hegira of Theosophists:  Priestess Blavatsky and Hierophant Olcott Fly Hastily to Bombay1878.  The New York World, December 19, 1878.

• Anonymous.   Silence in the Lamasery:  Madame Blavatsky and the Hierophant Off for India.  Reprinted from The Sun (New York), December 19, 1878, p. 1.

• Anonymous.  Theosophic Thaumaturgy---A Startling Story1879.  First published in The Bombay Gazette, March 31st, 1879, p.3.

• Anonymous.  ["Tempest in a Teapot"]   Reprinted from The Bombay Gazette, September 13, 1880, p. 3.   For background on the subject matter of this anonymous article, see Henry S. Olcott's, Old Diary Leaves, Volume II, Chapter XIII, "A Little Domestic Explosion," pp. 206-213.  See also Edward Wimbridge's reply to this article.

• Anonymous. [Madame Blavatsky on Swami Dayanand]  Reprinted from The Bombay Gazette, March 31, 1882, p. 3.

• Anonymous.   A Miracle Worker of To-Day.   Reprinted from the Pall Mall Gazette (London), April  21, 1884, p. 6.

• Anonymous.  More About the Theosophists:  An Interview with Mdme. Blavatsky
Reprinted from The Pall Mall Gazette (London), April 26, 1884, pp. 3-4.

• Anonymous.   Madame Coulomb at the College Hall.   Reprinted from The Madras Mail, October 20, 1884, p. 5.

• Anonymous.  Arrival of TheosophistsReprinted from The Madras Mail, December 23, 1884, p. 5

• Anonymous.  Mme. Blavatsky's Power:  Events in the Career of a Remarkable WomanReprinted from The New York Times, January 2, 1885, p. 3.

• Anonymous.  Koot Hoomi in 1870Reprinted from Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges against Madame Blavatsky, etc., Madras, India, Theosophical Society, 1885, pp. 93-96.

• Anonymous.  Report of the Committee Appointed by the Annual Convention of The Theosophical Society to Advise Madame Blavatsky as to the Best Course to be Taken by Her with Reference to Certain Letters Published in the September [1884] and Following Numbers of the Christian College Magazine. 1884. First published in Official Report of the Ninth Session of the General Convention and Celebration of the Ninth Anniversary at Madras, December 27th-31st, 1884.  Madras, India:  The Theosophical Society at Adyar, 1885, pp. 99-106.

• Anonymous.   Mme. Blavatsky Resigns.  1885.   Reprinted from The New York Times, May 7, 1885, p. 5.   Includes an important letter written by Col. Henry S. Olcott.

• Anonymous.   Theosophy in New York:   Facts about Mme. Blavatsky, Her Powers and Her Religion.  1886.   The World (New York), Vol. XXVII, September 12, 1886, p. 13.

• Anonymous.  To All Fellow-Workers in the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society. Reprinted from a rare 4-page leaflet issued sometime in early 1887.

• Anonymous.  The President's European Visit. Gives a Report on Madame Blavatsky, her work and health.  Reprinted from Supplement to the Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), October 1888, pp. xvii-xix.

• Anonymous.  A Visit to Madame Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Commercial Gazette (Cincinnati, Ohio) October 13, 1889, p. 3.

• Anonymous.  Mme. Blavatsky Dead:  End of the Life of the Investigator of TheosophyReprinted from The New York Times, May 9, 1891, p. 1.

• Anonymous.  Madame Blavatsky DeadReprinted from the New-York Daily Tribune, Saturday, May 9, 1891, p. 7.

• Anonymous.  Madame BlavatskyReprinted from the New-York Daily Tribune, Sunday, May 10, 1891, p. 6.

• Anonymous.    Madame Blavatsky by P* * * * * *  Reprinted from The Woman's Herald (London), May 16, 1891, pp. 465-466.

• Anonymous.   Blavatsky's Life:  A Brief Account of Her Career in This Country1891.  Reprinted from The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16, 1891, p. 12.

• Anonymous.   Mme. Blavatsky's Disciples.   First published in the Boston Evening Herald, April 27, 1895.

• Anonymous.  With H.P.B. in the Seventies by A.L.P.  First published in Theosophy (New York) August 1896, pp. 150-153.

• Anonymous.  A Letter From China:  [Concerning Madame Blavatsky and the Great Lama Kut Te Hum].  Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) August 1900, pp. 700-701.

• Anonymous.  The 'Complex Character' of Madame Blavatsky by M.T. Reprinted from Light (London), March 2, 1901, p. 103. Includes an important statement by C.W. Leadbeater.

• Anonymous.   Helena Paulovna Blavatsky.   Reprinted from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1902 edition.

• Anonymous.  "Theosophical Society" and "Theosophy"Reprinted from The New International Encyclopaedia, Volume 19 (1906).

• Anonymous.   Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.   Reprinted from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910 edition.

• Anonymous.   "Theosophy"Reprinted from  The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14 (1912).

• Anonymous.   "Theosophy".    Reprinted from The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1914).

• Anonymous.  Helena Petrovna Hahn Blavatsky1916.  Reprinted from The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Volume XV, New York, James T. White & Company, 1916, pp. 336-337.

• Anonymous.  Major Cross on Madam Blavatsky's Tibetan Travels1927. Reprinted from The Canadian Theosophist (Toronto), June 15, 1927, p. 71.

• Arundale, Francesca.  A Record of Some PhenomenaTranscribed from the original in the Archives of the Society for Psychical Research. A portion of this narrative was quoted in Proceedings of the S.P.R. (London), Volume III, 1885, pp. 387-388.  This online edition is reprinted by permission of the Society for Psychical Research, London.

Barborka, Geoffrey A.  H.P.Blavatsky: The Light Bringer  Online book

Barker, A. Trevor.  The Hill of Discernment Online book

Besant, Annie.   Among the Adepts:   Madame Blavatsky on The "Secret Doctrine". 1889. First published in The Pall Mall Gazette (London), April 25, 1889, p. 3

• Besant, Annie.  Mrs. Besant and Madame Blavatsky:  Mrs. Besant's ReplyThis Letter to the Editor was in reply to an article by the Rev. Henry S. Lunn.  Reprinted from The Methodist Times (London), September 5, 1889, p.  874.

• Besant, Annie.  Mrs. Besant and Madame BlavatskyIn this letter Annie Besant took issue with some of the statements in a letter written by George Patterson.  Reprinted from The Methodist Times (London), November 28, 1889, pp. 1164.

• Besant, Annie.  The Great Mare's Nest of the Psychical Research SocietyReprinted from Time (London), March 1891, pp. 193-204.

• Besant, Annie.  Eastern School of Theosophy. Annie Besant replies to Mr. Judge's 1894 circular concerning her position in the E.S.T.

Besant, Annie.  H.P. Blavatsky and the Masters of the Wisdom  Online book

• Besant, Annie.  In the Twilight. Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), May 1910, pp. 1098-1100.

Blavatsky, H.P.  About Spiritualism:   [Madame Blavatsky's "Letter to the Editor"]  Reprinted from The Daily Graphic (New York) November 13, 1874, pp. 90-91.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  H.P.B. and Theosophy in France:  Letters to Monsieur C. BiliereOriginally published in The Theosophical Forum, August 1950, pp. 479-491.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Leaves of Theosophical History:  Letter from H. P. B. to Mrs. Hollis Billings. 1881.   Reprinted from The Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), May 1936, pp. 343-346.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Extract of a Letter from Mme. Blavatsky. [Dated December 1881]  Reprinted from Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No. 1, by A.O. Hume, Calcutta, Second edition, 1882, pp. 86-92.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Letter from H.P. Blavatsky to Henry S. OlcottReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), July 1908, p. 947.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Letters of H.P.B. to Dr. Hartmann, 1885-1886.  Reprinted from The Path (New York), January, February, and March 1896.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Communication with Masters. 1885/1886.   Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), February 1908, pp. 393-394.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Two Letters from H.P. Blavatsky to Dr. Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleiden1886.  These letters (written in early January, 1886) have never before been published.  They deal with HPB's receipt of the "Hodgson Report" and her answers to some of Hodgson's charges.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Madame Blavatsky on Gerald Massey's "Lectures" and "Natural Genesis."   1887.   Reprinted from The Agnostic Journal (London), October 3, 1891, p. 214. This Blavatsky letter has never been reprinted since its original publication in 1891.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  H. P. B. and Theosophy in France:  Letters to Mme. Camille LemaitreReprinted from The Theosophical Forum, July 1950, pp. 392-410.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Pledge Folder issued in 1888 by H.P. Blavatsky to all applicants seeking admission to the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society.  Photographic reproduction of this never before published document.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Extract from H.P.B.'s E.S.T.S. Instruction No. I  1889.  Includes a missing portion deleted in later editions of this Instruction.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  E.S.T.S. Instructions No. I.   1889.  Photographic Facsimile of the complete 1890 Edition printed privately on The Aryan Press, New York

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Memorandum at End of HPB's Esoteric Instruction No. II1889.  This "Memorandum" by H.P.B. is to be found at the end of Esoteric Instruction No. II (in both the first [mimeograph] edition of 1889 and the second [printed] edition issued by the Aryan Press of New York in 1890.  This "Memorandum" is missing from later editions of the Instructions, including the version published in Volume XII of H.P.B.'s Collected Writings.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   The Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society1889.  This short letter dated May 14, 1889 has never been republished or reprinted since it was first issued privately.

• Blavatsky, H.P. The Esoteric Section T.S.: Reorganization of the Section in America.  1889.  Photographic reproduction of this never before published document from the summer of 1889.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Letter of H.P. Blavatsky to Dr. Elliott Coues. 1889Reprinted from The Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), October 15, 1933, pp. 47-48.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   To The Members of the E.S. of the T.S1889.  This short letter dated November 1, 1889 and addressed to H.P.B.'s Esoteric students has never been republished or reprinted since it was first issued privately.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Examination Paper No. 1, London, June 12, 1890, by order of H.P.B. [Esoteric Section document.] This document addressed to H.P.B.'s Esoteric students has never been republished or reprinted since it was first issued privately.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Criticisms and Remarks by the Head of the Section concerning Answers to Examination Paper No. I.   London, August 27, 1890. [Esoteric Section document.]

Blavatsky, H.P.  The Inner Group Teachings of H.P. Blavatsky, 1890-1891. Here, for the first time online, is an accurate and complete transcription of the original oral teachings by H.P.B. to her Inner Group in London.  This transcription is not available in the Collected Writings Series of HPB's writings.  This transcription has also been published in two different books:  Book 1 and Book 2Online book

• Blavatsky, H.P.   "Personal Immortality".   1890.  Reprinted from The Agnostic Journal (London), October 4, 1890, pp. 214-215. H.P.B.'s article is in reply to an article titled "Personal Immortality" by Lord Queensberry.  This article is not included in HPB's Collected Writings and apparently has never been reprinted in the last 110 years.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  H.P. Blavatsky's E.S. Notice dated Jan. 1, 1891.   1891.    Photographic reproduction of this never before published document.

• Blavatsky, H.P.   Is "Theosophy At Bay"?  Reprinted from The Agnostic Journal (London), February 14, 1891, pp. 101-102. This article is not included in HPB's Collected Writings and apparently has never been reprinted in the last 109 years.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Reprint of Instructions I, II and IIIAn 8-page document outlining  the new edition of HPB's Instructions plus other E.S. business.   Reprinted from the April 1891 original.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to Her Family in Russia.  Translated by Vera Johnston.  1894-1895.  More than 60 pages of text with scores of HPB's letters written to her relatives.

• Blavatsky, H.P.  Letters of H.P. Blavatsky to W.Q. Judge and Other Miscellaneous Letters The originals of these Blavatsky letters are preserved in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library of Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts.

• Britten, Emma H.  The "Higher Ego" TheoryReprinted from Light (London) December 9, 1893, pp. 587-588.  Toward the end of this article, Mrs. Britten made several comments about Madame Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society.

Brown, William T.  The Theosophical MahatmasReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois), August 28, 1886, p. 3.

• Brown, William T. The Theosophical MahatmasReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago), October 16, 1886, p. 2.

• Brown, William T. Occultism in IndiaReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago) January 29, 1887, p. 2.

• Brown, William T.  Blavatsky and Her Followers. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago), July 23, 1887, pp. 7-8.

• Brown, William T.  Theosophy and TheosophistsReprinted from The Lyceum (Dublin, Ireland), November 1889, pp. 54-57.

• Brown, William T.  William T. Brown's Last Known Statement concerning H.P. Blavatsky and the Mahatmas. Reprinted from The Madras Christian College Magazine (Madras, India), January 1890, pp. 545-547.

• Buchanan, Joseph Rhodes. Helena P. BlavatskyReprinted from The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated (New York) March 1878, pp. 134-137.

• Buck, Edward J.  Madame Blavatsky in SimlaExcerpted from Simla, Past and Present by Edward John Buck.  Calcutta:  Thacker, Spink, 1904, pp. 116-122.

• Buck, J.D.  Letter from Dr. J.D. Buck:  Pellets from the Pulte Professor, some of Sugar and others of Nitro-Glycerine, for the Journal, Coleman, and Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) May 19, 1888, p. 3.

• Buck, J.D.  Portrait of the Master Morya1913.  A brief description by Buck about this portrait and an accompanying photographic reproduction.

• Burns, James.  Madame Blavatsky as a SpiritualistReprinted from The Medium and Daybreak (London), March 15, 1889, p. 165.

Caldwell, Daniel H.   About The Blavatsky Archives.

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  "Bear Witness!": Who Was the Real H.P.B.?

• Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.)   Casebook of Encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas. "A compilation of printed and online sources describing encounters with the Theosophical Mahatmas during the 1880s and 1890s."

Caldwell, Daniel H.  (ed.)  Charles Webster Leadbeater:   His Life, Writings and Teachings

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  Closer Look at Some of K. Paul Johnson's Arguments Concerning H.S. Olcott's Testimony about the Masters

• Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.) Colonel Henry S. Olcott's Testimony about His Meetings with the Master Morya

• Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.)  The Esoteric Papers of Madame Blavatsky This book provides photographic facsimiles of many of the original esoteric papers issued by Madame Blavatsky. Some of the documents reproduced in this volume have never been reprinted since first issued.  In fact, this volume is the most comprehensive collection of H.P.B.'s esoteric papers now available.  Online book

• Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.)  Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky.  [complete book] Here for the first time is the story of H. P. Blavatsky's life in the words of those who knew her.  These personal reminiscences of Madame Blavatsky by more than seventy of her contemporaries give a vivid portrayal of one of the most extraordinary and controversial figures of modern times. Online book

Caldwell, Daniel H. Extract from H.P.B.'s E.S.T.S. Instruction No. I

Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.)  Henry S. Olcott's Testimony:   Nine Accounts of Meeting Masters and Adepts

• Caldwell, Daniel H. How the Mind Seeks Truth:  The 4-Step Process of Discovery

Caldwell, Daniel H.  Hugh Shearman quotes A.P. Sinnett on The Mahatma Letters

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  "I view M. as a composite character...."

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  K. Paul Johnson's House of Cards?:  A Critical Examination of Johnson's Thesis on the Theosophical Masters Morya and Koot Hoomi.

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  Missing Material by H.P. Blavatsky Discovered

• Caldwell, Daniel H. (ed.)  Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas: Published and Unpublished Mahatma Letters to and about Mrs. Laura C. Holloway. Collected and arranged by Daniel H. Caldwell.

• Caldwell, Daniel H. The Myth of the "Missing" Third Volume of The Secret Doctrine.

• Caldwell, Daniel H. Parapsychology, Anomalies, Science, Skepticism, and CSICOP:  A Collection of Weblinks presenting Arguments for and against the Paranormal with a Critical Look at Pseudo-Skepticism and CSICOP.

Caldwell, Daniel H.  Paranormal Features of   Some of the Appearances of the Mahatmas

Caldwell, Daniel H.  Possibility versus Probability

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  Postings by Daniel H. Caldwell/Blavatsky Archives on the Theos-Talk Mailing List

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  The Publication of HPB's Esoteric Papers

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  Reprint of A Modern Panarion by the Theosophy Company

Caldwell, Daniel H.  Some Observations on the Claims Made by Boris de Zirkoff and Others

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  Some Questions Concerning Reincarnation and the Fate of Victims of Accidents & Violence

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  The Theosophy Company's Edition of HPB's "The Voice of the Silence"

Caldwell, Daniel H.  The United Lodge of Theosophists and The Mahatma Letters

Caldwell, Daniel H.  Where was the "Ravine in Tibet"?

Caldwell, Daniel H.  (ed.) William Q. Judge and Katherine A. Tingley: An Analysis of the Controversy by H.N. Stokes

• Caldwell, Daniel H.  and Green, David.  Did Robert Crosbie Break the Seventh Clause of His Solemn Pledge as a Member of the Esoteric School?

Carrithers, Jr., Walter A.  The Truth About Madame Blavatsky.  1946.  1999 web edition published by the Blavatsky Foundation. Online book

• Carrithers, Jr., Walter A.  Obituary: The "Hodgson Report" on Madame Blavatsky.  1963.  Preface to the Online Edition by Leslie Price.  1999 web edition published by the Blavatsky Foundation.  Online book

• Carrithers, Jr., Walter A.  The "Hodgson Report" on Madame BlavatskyIn 1963 Walter A. Carrithers, Jr. (under his pseudonym Adlai E. Waterman) published Obituary:  The "Hodgson Report" on Madame Blavatsky (Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Madras, India).  Some five years later his book was reviewed by Robert H. Thouless in the pages of the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), September 1968, pp. 341-349. The next year Mr. Carrithers replied to Dr. Thouless' review. An abridged version of his reply was published in the "Correspondence" section of the December 1969 issue (pp. 188-197) of the J.S.P.R. under the title "The 'Hodgson Report' on Madame Blavatsky."  The unabridged version of Mr.Carrither's rebuttal letter is now published for interested readers.  2000 web edition published by the Blavatsky Foundation. 

• Carrithers, Jr., Walter A.  The Founding of the Theosophical Society.
First published as the "Epilogue" to the 1975 abridged reprint of H.S. Olcott's 1875 Inaugural Address.   This article was originally published under Mr. Carrither's pseudonym Adlai E. Waterman.  2000 web edition published by the Blavatsky Foundation.

• Chatterji, Mohini M.  Mohini Chatterji's Deposition to the Society for Psychical Research, 1884. Reprinted from the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society, Appendix II, pp. 62-74, London, 1884.

• Chatterji, Mohini M.  The Theosophical Mahatmas1884The Pall Mall Gazette (London), October 2, 1884, p. 2.

Chetty, G. Soobiah.  A Reminiscence of H.P.BReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), May 1924, pp. 244-245.

• Chetty, G. Soobiah.  The Purchase of Adyar Headquarters:  A Reminiscence of H.P.B.  First published in The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) March 1926, pp. 741-747.

• Chetty, G. Soobiah.  Old Diary LeavesReprinted from Adyar Notes and News, August 9, 1928, pp. 5-6.

• Chetty, G. Soobiah.   In the Days of H.P.B.: Master M.'s Visit to Madras in 1874First published in Adyar Notes and News, October 25, 1928, p. 2.

• Chetty, G. Soobiah.  Reminiscences of H.P. BlavatskyReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), October 1931, pp. 47-49.

• Chetty, G. Soobiah.  Some Personal Memories of H.P.BOriginally published in an article titled "H.P.B.'s Birthday," The Theosophical World (Adyar, Madras, India), August 1937, pp. 173-174.

Cleather, Alice Leighton.   H.P. Blavatsky As I Knew Her. With An Addendum by Basil Crump.  Calcutta and Simla: Thacker, Spink and Co, 1923.  xii + 76 pp. [Complete book]

Coleman, William Emmette.   Theosophy and Spiritualism. 1881.   Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois), August 6, 1881, p. 2.

• Coleman, William Emmette.   The Alleged Use of Intoxicating Liquors by Madame Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) April 7, 1888, p. 6.

• Coleman, William Emmette.  Mad. Blavatsky and Theosophy: A Reply to My Critics, Part One. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) September 8, 1888, p. 2.

• Coleman, William Emmette.  Madame Blavatsky and Theosophy:  A Reply to My Critics, Part TwoReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) September 22, 1888, p. 2.

• Coleman, William Emmette.   "Henry Kiddle and the Mahatma; or, H. K. versus K.H.:  An Important Chapter in the History of the Psychical Phenomena of the Nineteenth Century." An extremely rare, lengthy article on Madame Blavatsky and the "Kiddle Incident."  Reprinted from The Carrier Dove, a San Francisco spiritualistic magazine, in 1890 and 1891.

• Coleman, William Emmette.   The Frauds of Madame Blavatsky.   1891.  Reprinted from The Summerland (Summerland, California), April 18, 1891, p. 2.

• Coleman, William Emmette.  Blavatsky Unveiled1892.  This rare pamphlet of 15 pages was published in Bombay, India in 1892.

• Coleman, William Emmette.  Critical Historical Review of The Theosophical Society [An Expose of Madame Blavatsky].  1893.  Originally published in The Religio-Philosophical Journal, Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 1893, pp. 264-266.

• Coleman, William Emmette.  The Sources of Madame Blavatsky's WritingsFirst published in A Modern Priestess of Isis by Vsevolod Sergyeevich Solovyoff, London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895, Appendix C, pp. 353-366.

• Conway, Moncure D.  The Theosophists [Mme. Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott Among the Brahmins]. 1884.  First published in The Glasgow Herald, April 11, 1884; reprinted in The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois), May 10, 1884, p. 1.

• Conway, Moncure D.  Adyar, Mme. Blavatsky and Her ConfessionReprinted from Moncure Daniel Conway's book My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East, 1906, Chapter X, pp. 195-214.

• Cooper, Laura M.  How She Left Us.  Originally published in Lucifer (London) June 15, 1891, pp. 267-271.   Reprinted in H.P.B.:  In Memory of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky by Some of Her Pupils, London, Theosophical Publishing Society, 1891, pp. 3-7.

• Coopooswamy Iyer, V.  PhenomenalReprinted from the Supplement to The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), February 1884, p. 30.

• Coues, Elliott.  Blavatsky Unveiled!   Reprinted from The Sun (New York), Sunday, July 20, 1890, p. 17.

• Coulomb, Emma.  Letter from Emma Coulomb to H.P. BlavatskyReprinted from Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges against Madame Blavatsky, etc., Madras, India, Theosophical Society, 1885, pp. 131-132.

Coulomb, Emma.  Some Account of My Intercourse with Madame Blavatsky from 1872 to 1884.  London Edition, 1885.  Online book

• Coulomb, Emma.    Theosophy:   Madame Coulomb v. Madame Blavatsky.   Reprinted from The Madras Mail, April 22, 1885, p. 5.

• Curtis, David A.  Ghost Stories Galore: A Night of Many Wonders at second hand in "the Eighth Avenue Lamasery"First published in The World (New York), April 21, 1878, p. 9. Reprinted in The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India) April 1884, pp. 167-168.

• Dayananda Sarasvati, Swami.  Humbuggery of the TheosophistsReprint of 1882 Tract based on a Lecture given by Swami Dayananda Sarasvati.

• Densmore, Helen.  A Defense of Madame Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) March 10, 1888, p. 6.

• Densmore, Helen.  Madame Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) May 5, 1888, p. 6.

• Doubleday, Abner. General Doubleday in Defense of Madame Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) April 28, 1888, p. 6.

• Dunlop, Daniel Nichol.  Interview with Mr. W.B. YeatsFirst published in The Irish Theosophist (Dublin, Ireland) November 15, 1893, pp. 147-149.

• Eglinton, William.  Spiritualism and Theosophy.   Reprinted from Light (London), June 24, 1882, pp. 301-302.

• Eglinton, William.  Mr. Eglinton and "Koot Hoomi"Reprinted from Light (London), January 30, 1886, pp. 50-51.

• Fadeeff, Nadejda.  Letter from Nadejda Fadeeff to Colonel Henry Olcott.  Reprinted from Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges against Madame Blavatsky Brought by the Missionaries of the Scottish Free Church of Madras, and Examined by a Committee Appointed for That Purpose by the General Council of the Theosophical Society, Madras, India, Theosophical Society, 1885, pp. 94-95.

• Farquhar, John Nicol.  ["Theosophy, Madame Blavatsky and Mrs. Besant"] Extracted from: J. N. Farquhar's Modern Religious Movements in India.   New York:  The Macmillan Company, 1915.

• Finch, Laura I.  H.P. Blavatsky and Phenomena:   To the Editor of the OCCULT REVIEWReprinted from The Occult Review, June 1927, pp. 404-405.  Includes a statement concerning the Mahatmas by Bhawani Shankar.

• Fodor, Nandor.  Mme. Helene Petrova Blavatsky (1831-91)1934. Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science, 1934, pp. 31-32.

• Foote, George W.  The New Cagliostro:  An Open Letter to Madame BlavatskyA 16-page pamphlet published in 1889.

• Ghosh, Parvati Charan.  PhenomenalReprinted from Supplement to The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), April 1884, p. 66

Gordon, Alice.  Instantaneous Transmission of Another LetterReprinted from Psychic Notes (Calcutta) March 30, 1882, pp. 60-61.

• Gordon, Alice. Instantaneous Transmission of Letters.   Reprinted from Psychic Notes (Calcutta), April 13, 1882, pp. 66-67.

• Gordon, Alice.   Some Experiences of the Occult.   1890. Reprinted from Light (London), November 29, 1890, pp. 575-577.

Goyios, Antonios.  The Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the Secret Doctrine.

Goyios, Antonios.  Tracing the Source of Tibetan Phrases Found in Mahatma Letters #54 and #92.  Published 4/09.

• Hamon, Louis [Cheiro].  Some Modern Occultists:  Madame Blavatsky, Founder of the Theosophical SocietyFirst published in Mysteries and Romances of the World's Greatest Occultists by Cheiro, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1935, Chapter XIV, pp. 170-180.

• Harrison, W.H.   Theosophy:  The Himalayan BrothersReprinted from The Medium and Daybreak, (London), October 5, 1883, p. 628-629.

Hartmann, Franz.  My ExperiencesReprinted from Supplement to The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), March 1884, pp. 52-53.

• Hartmann, Franz.  Occult PhenomenaReprinted from Supplement to The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), July 1884, pp. 99-100.

• Hartmann, Franz. Statement of Franz Hartmann to the S.P.R. Committee. Reprinted from the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society, Appendix XXXVII, pp. 122-123, London, 1884.

• Hartmann, Franz.  Statement of a VisitorReprinted from Report of the Result of an Investigation into the Charges against Madame Blavatsky, etc., Madras, India, Theosophical Society, 1885, pp. 139-144.

• Hartmann, Franz.  Account by Dr. Franz Hartmann on the Ultimate Fate of the Shrine. [First published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India, and Discussion of the Authorship of the 'Koot Hoomi' Letters," Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, pp. 225-226. ]

• Hartmann, Franz.  Psychometrical Experiments. Reprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), March 1887, pp. 354-358.

• Hartmann, Franz.  Memorable Recollections From the Life of the Author of the "Lotusblüten."   [Denkwürdige Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des Verfassers der "Lotusblüten."] Installment 1. Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl.

• Hartmann, Franz.  Memorable Recollections from the Life of the Author of the "Lotusblüten."  [Denkwürdige Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des Verfassers der "Lotusblüten."] Installment 2.  Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl.

Hastings, Beatrice.  Defence of Madame Blavatsky, Volume I, 1937Online book

Hastings, Beatrice.  New Universe "Try", A Review devoted to the defence of Madame Blavatsky, edited by Beatrice Hastings:                                    Vol. 1. No.1 July 1937,    No. 2 December 1937,   No. 3 February 1938

Hastings, Beatrice.  Solovyoff's Fraud. Being a critical analysis of "A Modern Priestess of Isis" by Vsevolod S. Solovyoff.   Online book

• Henderson, P.D.  The Theosophist Society:   To The Editor, The "Bombay Gazette."  Reprinted from The Bombay Gazette, November 1, 1880, p.3. This is a reply to Colonel Olcott's letter to the Editor of Oct. 13, 1880.

• Hern, Anthony.   Records of the British Government's Surveillance of  Theosophical Society Personalities and Others in the Oriental and India Office Collections of The British Library (OIOC):  An Introduction.  

• Hillard, Katherine.  Why I Became A Theosophist.   Reprinted from The Theosophical Quarterly (New York) July, 1909, pp. 59-61.

Hillard, Katherine.  A Summary of The Secret Doctrine

Hobbes, Terry.  Madame Blavatsky and the Latter-Day Messengers of the Masters

Hodgson, Richard.  The Theosophical Society:  Russian Intrigue or Religious Evolution? 1885. The Melbourne Age (Australia), September 12, 1885.

• Hodgson, Richard. Mr. Sinnett's Circular.   Reprinted from the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research (London), November 1885, pp. 109-112.

• Hodgson, Richard. Franz Hartmann on the Ultimate Fate of the ShrineFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India, and Discussion of the Authorship of the 'Koot Hoomi' Letters," Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, pp. 224-226.

• Hodgson, Richard.  Statement of Colonel Olcott concerning the Shrine and EnvironmentFirst published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigation in India", etc.   Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix IV,  Section titled "Colonel Olcott," pp. 335-336.

• Hodgson, Richard (compiler).  Astral Apparitions of the Mahatmas at Bombay.   First published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India" etc., Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix VII, pp. 348-351.

• Hodgson, Richard.  Col. Olcott and Mr. R. Hodgson.   Reprinted from Light (London), October 23, 1886, p. 517.

• Hollis-Billing, Mrs. Mary J. Madame H.P. Blavatsky. Reprinted from The Medium and Daybreak (London), December 19, 1879, pp. 796-7.

Holloway, Laura C.  The Theosophists:  Something About Madame Blavatsky, the High Priestess of the Society.   Reprinted from The Leader, October 14, 1888, p. 14.

• Holloway, Laura C. Blavatsky’s MesmerismReprinted from Current Literature (New York) March 1889, pp. 243-244.

• Holloway, Laura C. Madame Blavatsky: A Pen Picture.  Reprinted from The Word (New York) February 1912, pp. 262-269.

• Holloway, Laura C. The Mahatmas and Their Instruments [Part I].  Reprinted from The Word (New York), May 1912, pp. 69-76.

• Holloway, Laura C. The Mahatmas and Their Instruments [Part II].  Reprinted from The Word (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206.

• Hubbe-Schleiden, Wilhelm. Dr. Hubbe Schleiden on a Letter from the Mahatma K.H.  Reprinted from the First Report of the Committee of the Society for Psychical Research, Appointed to Investigate the Evidence for Marvellous Phenomena offered by Certain Members of the Theosophical Society, Appendix XXXII, pp. 115-116, London, 1884.

Hume, A.O. Fragments of Occult Truth, No. 1Reprinted from The Theosophist, October 1881, pp. 17-22.  This article written by A.O. Hume is based upon teachings he received from H.P. Blavatsky and Mahatma Koot Hoomi and Morya.  This is the first article in modern Theosophical literature to set forth the sevenfold constitution of a human being. See also Fragments of Occult Truth,   No. 2 and No. 3.

• Hume, A.O. Fragments of Occult Truth (No. 2 of the Series).   Reprinted from The Theosophist, March 1882, pp. 157-160.

• Hume, A.O. Fragments of Occult Truth (No. 3 of the Series).   Reprinted from The Theosophist, September 1882, pp. 307-314.

Hume, A.O.  Hints on Esoteric Theosophy, No. 1:   Is Theosophy A Delusion? Do the Brothers Exist? Online book  [Off-Site at Google Books}

• Hume, A.O.  A.O. Hume on Madame Blavatsky 
This letter from Allan Octavian Hume to a Mr. Knight has never been published before in its entirety.  In fact only a very brief excerpt has ever appeared in print.  The "original" copy of this letter is found  in the The Bradlaugh Papers: Letters, Papers and Printed Items relating to the Life of Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891),  which are preserved in the archives of the National Secular Society (London).  The letter is reprinted here with the kind permission of that Society.]

• Jagannathiah, R.  The Great Teacher H.P.B. As I Saw HerReprinted from the Adyar Bulletin, May, 1909, pp.   156-9.

• Johnston, Charles.  H.P.B.  Reprinted from The Theosophical Quarterly (New York), July 1931, pp. 12-13.

Judge, William Quan.  Letter from William Q. Judge (dated March 18, 1882).   Reprinted from The Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), September 15, 1932, p. 8.

• Judge, William Quan.  The Theosophical Tempest1884.  The Philosophic Inquirer (Madras, India), September 21, 1884, p. 299.

• Judge, William Quan. Madame Blavatsky's Occult Phenomena in the New York Days1886.  First published in A.P. Sinnett's Incidents in the Life of Madame Blavatsky, 1886, pp. 186-199.

• Judge, William Q.  The So-Called Expose of Madame BlavatskyOriginally published in The Index (Boston), March 11, 1886, pp. 441-442.

• Judge, William Q.  Existence of the MahatmasReprinted from The Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago, Illinois) October 16, 1886, p. 6.

• Judge, William Q.  Blavatsky Still Lives and Theosophy is in a Flourishing Condition.  [An Interview with William Q. Judge].  Reprinted from The New York Times, January 6, 1889, p. 10.

• Judge, William Q., ed.  Dr. Elliott Coues in His Letters:  Some of His Letters to H. P. Blavatsky and Others, with RepliesReprinted from a 12-page pamphlet issued by William Quan Judge.  Pamphlet is dated New York, June 14, 1889.

• Judge, William Q., ed.  "Light on the Path" and Mabel Collins.  [Compiled and with Notes by William Q. Judge and Archibald Keightley] Reprinted from an 8-page pamphlet issued in New York in June, 1889.

• Judge, William Q.  The House Where H.P.B. Worked and DiedReprinted from The Path (New York), July 1891, pp. 131-134.

• Judge, William Quan.  By Master's Direction.  (Issued Nov. 1894.) A controversial E.S.T. document which contains various statements about Madame Blavatsky.  See reply by Mrs. Annie Besant.

• Judge, William Quan.  E.S.T. Order No. II of 1894. In this short document, Mr. Judge wrote:  "In accordance with order received from the Master, I hereby declare that [H.P.Blavatsky's] Instructions I, II and III of this School are no longer secret, with the following exceptions...."

Kalnitsky, Arnold.  The Theosophical Movement of the Nineteenth Century: The Legitimation of the Disputable and the Entrenchment of the Disreputable.  University of South Africa, 2003. Dissertation:  443 pp.

• Keightley, Archibald.  From Ostende to LondonReprinted from The Path (New York), November 1892, pp. 245-248.

• Keightley, Archibald.  Reminiscences of H.P. Blavatsky. 1910.  First published in The Theosophical Quarterly (New York), October 1910, pp. 109-122.

• Keightley, Bertram.  Account Written by Mr. Bertram Keightley, in June, 1884.   First published in Richard Hodgson's "Account of Personal Investigations in India" etc., Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Volume III, 1885, Appendix VII, p. 357. ]

• Keightley, Bertram. Mr. Bertram Keightley's Account of the Writing of "The Secret Doctrine"Reprinted from Reminiscences of H.P. Blavatsky and The Secret Doctrine by the Countess Constance Wachtmeister, London, Theosophical Publishing Society, 1893, pp. 89-95.

• Khandalvala, N.D.  Madame Blavatsky and Her SlanderersReprinted from The Theosophist, (Adyar, Madras, India), November 1884, pp. 48-49.

• Khandalvala, N.D.  Madame H.P. Blavatsky As I Knew HerReprinted from The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), June 1929, pp. 213-222 and July 1929, pp. 309-318.

Kiddle Incident.  1883-1884.  More than 20 original articles and letters from the 1883-1884 controversy concerning charges of plagiarism against the Master Koot Hoomi.

• Kiddle, Henry.  Plagiarism:  Koot Hoomi, H. Kiddle.   Reprinted from The Medium and Daybreak (London), April 18, 1884, p. 250.  For more Kiddle material see: http://blavatskyarchives.com/kiddlecon.htm

Kuhn, Alvin Boyd.  Isis UnveiledOriginally published in Theosophy:  A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom by Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Chapter V, pp. 115-146. An online edition of the entire book is available as well as a paperback reprint edition by Kessinger Publishing.

• Kuhn, Alvin Boyd.  The Mahatmas and Their LettersOriginally published in Theosophy:  A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom by Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Chapter VI, pp. 147-175. An online edition of the entire book is available as well as a paperback reprint edition by Kessinger Publishing.

• Kuhn, Alvin Boyd.  The Secret DoctrineOriginally published in Theosophy:  A Modern Revival of Ancient Wisdom by Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Chapter VIII, pp. 194-231. An online edition of the entire book is available as well as a paperback reprint edition by Kessinger Publishing.

• Kuhn, Alvin Boyd.  Theosophy:    A Modern Revival of Ancient WisdomOnline book

• Leadbeater, C.W.  Statement by C.W. Leadbeater. Published in  The 'Complex Character' of Madame Blavatsky by M.T. Reprinted from Light (London), March 2, 1901, p. 103.

• Lillie, Arthur.   Madame Blavatsky and Her TheosophyReprinted from Light (London), March 9, 1895, pp. 116-117.

• Lillie, Arthur.  Madame Blavatsky and Her "Theosophy": A Study   London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1895.  228 pp.  Online book

• Lunn, Rev. Henry S.  Mrs. Besant's New Teacher, Madame Blavatsky: Her Indian RecordReprinted from The Methodist Times (London), August 29,1889, pp. 841-842.

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