Quotes:Kenealy, Edward Vaughan Hyde

Zirkoff, Boris

Kenealy, Edward Vaughan Hyde (1819-1880). *The Book of Enoch, the Second Messenger of God. London: Triibner & Co., approx. 1865. Two vols.—*The Book of God. Part II: An Introduction to the Apocalypse. London: Triibner & Co. [1867]. See Vol. VIII, p. 462, for biogr. data.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 3, p. 512

Kenealy, Edward Vaughan Hyde (1819-1880). See Vol. VIII, p. 462, for biographical data.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 4, p. 654

Kenealy, Edward Vaughan Hyde (1819-1880). Irish barrister, b. July 2, 1819; d. Apr. 16, 1880. Roman Catholic parents; forsook his faith in early life; private schooling at Cork; entered Trinity College, Dublin, 1835; LL.B., 1846; LL.D., 1850. Called to Irish Bar, 1840. Became student of Gray's Inn, 1838. Called to English Bar, 1847, settling in London. Queen's Counsel, 1868. Prosecuted, 1850, by guardians of the West London Union for punishing with undue severity Edward Hyde, his natural son, aged 6, and was imprisoned for a month. Famous lawyer, but often violent in manner; suffered from diabetes, and was not always fair in trials. Finally disbarred, 1874, for unfair practices. Started Magna Charta association. Elected M.P. 1875, but was not successful in Parliament. Had eleven children; great reader, voluminous writer, his poems containing translations from twelve different tongues, including Arabic, Hindustani, Bengali, etc.

Chief works: The Book of Enoch, the Second Messenger of God. 2 vols. Ill. London: Trübner & Co. [no year].—*The Book of God: Part I—The Apocalypse of Adam-Oannes. Greek and English. London: Reeves & Turner [1867]. 647 pp. Part II—An Introduction to the Apocalypse. London: Trübner & Co.; 752 pp. Part III—A Commentary on the Apocalypse. Ibid., 854 pp.—Fo, the Third Messenger of God. London: Englishman's Office, 1878; cclxxxvii, 333 pp.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 8, p. 462