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'''Bunsen, Christian Charles Josiah, Baron von'''. Prussian diplomatist and scholar, b. at Korbach, Waldeck, Aug. 25, 1791; d. Nov. 28, 1860. Studied at Gottingen. After some travels in Germany, undertook the study of Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Norse, and the religion, laws, languages and literature of the Teutonic races. Went to Berlin, 1815, to lay before Niebuhr his plan of research. Niebuhr was so impressed with his ability, that, two years later, when he became Prussian envoy to the papal court, he made Bunsen his secretary. When in Rome, he promoted the Vatican movement for establishment of the papal church in Prussian dominions to provide for the largely increased Catholic population. Placed in charge of the legation after Niebuhr’s resignation. As a result of differences of views, incurred disfavour of the pope and resigned, 1838. After leaving Rome, Bunsen spent two years as ambassador to Berne, and was transferred, 1842, to London, where he spent the rest of his official life.

'''Burnouf, Smile Louis (1821-1907)'''. *“Le Bouddhisme en Occident,” Revue des Deux-Mondes, Vol. 88, July 15, 1888.

'''Castaldus, Johann Thomas''' (sometimes Gastaldi). Dominican monk from Albenga, who attained to some prominence as preacher and writer under Innocent X. After serving as Qualificator at the Sacred Office, he became, 1652, Bishop of Brugneto, and died in 1655, at Sestri. Among his several works, mention should be made of the four volumes entitled * De Angelis. He was suspected of having propounded certain teachings contrary to the Church.

'''Collins Mabel (1851-1927)'''. *Light on the Path, London, 1885. See Bio-Bibliographical Index in Vol. VIII, for comprehensive data.

'''Crawford F. Marion (1854-1909)'''. *Mr. Isaacs: A Tale of Modern India. London: Macmillan & Co., 1882.

'''Crawford, John Martin (1845-1916)'''. *The Kalevala, the Epic Poem of Finland. Transl. into English Verse. New York: J. B. Alden, 1888. 2 vols. 8vo.

'''Duca (or Del Duca), Antonio'''. Sicilian priest born in Cefalu, June 15, 1491; d. in Rome, Oct. 30, 1564. Mainly responsible for the erection of the Church known as the Basilica di S. Maria degli Angeli. For an account of his visions and difficulties, see Mariano Armellini, Le Chiese di Roma dal secolo IV al XIX, Rome, 1942 (Vol. II, p. 1018); P. de Angelis, La Chiesa di S. Maria degli Angeli alle Terme Diocleziane, Rome, Cooper, 1920 (chap, i, ii, and iii); and the history of the erection of this Church based on Del Duca’s correspondence, and preserved by Matteo Catalani, who was for eighteen years the confident of Del Duca. This MS is in the Vatican Library, and is numbered 696-8735.

'''Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of'''. British diplomatist, b. at Florence, June 21, 1826; d. Feb. 12, 1902. On leaving Oxford, took up management of his Irish estates. Favourite both at Court and in London society. In political life, followed Lord Russell. Enlarged his experience by foreign travels, and held various diplomatic positions, trying by his conscientious endeavours to be just to all parties. Under-secretary for India, 1864-66, under-secretary for war, 1866, in Palmerston’s and Earl Russell’s ministries. Appointed Governor-General of Canada, 1872. Became known as a man of culture and political distinction, as well as a powerful orator. Ambassador to Russia, 1879; at Constantinople, 1881. After a {{Page aside|417}}period in Egypt, was appointed viceroy of India, 1884, to succeed Lord Ripon. Ambassador at Rome, 1888; and in Paris, 1892. Retired, 1896.

'''Fuller, Thomas (1654-1734)'''. *Gnomologia: Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, etc. Collected by T. F. London, 1732. 297 pp.; new ed., 1817.

'''Gastaldi. Vide Castaldus.'''

'''George of Laodicea''' in Syria, often called the Cappadoclan, b. probably at Epiphania, in Cilicia. After many wanderings, in which he amassed a fortune, first as an army-contractor and then as a receiver of taxes, he reached Alexandria, where in 356 he was promoted by the prevalent Arian faction to the vacant see, and remained archbishop until 361. A semi-Arian himself, he instigated the second Sirmian formula, promulgated by the third Council of Sirmium, 357, which was conciliatory towards strict Arianism, but was opposed at the Council of Ancyra, 358. Owing to his persecutions of the orthodox, a rebellion took place, and he was compelled to flee for his life; his authority was restored somewhat later by the military. On the accession of Julian, he was killed by the people, Dec. 24, 361. Though of brutal character, he had some cultivated literary tastes, and collected a valuable library, which Julian conveyed to Antioch for his own use.

'''Gestefeld, Ursula Newell (1845-1921)'''. *Mrs. N. G.’s Statement of Christian Science. 3rd ed., Chicago, 1889; 4th ed., New York, 1889.

'''Glycas, Michael'''. Byzantine historian, a native either of Constantinople or of Sicily. There are great doubts with regard to the time when he lived; some scholars think he flourished as late as the fifteenth century; others place him in the twelfth. It is certain, however, that he lived after 1118, because his Annals or Chronicle go down to the death of the emperor Alexis I Comnenus in that year. Glycas was probably an ecclesiastic, possessed an extensive amount of knowledge, and was proficient in several languages. His style is clear and concise, and he is placed among the better Byzantine historians. He was also the author of a treatise and a number of letters on theological subjects. Some offence committed by him against a neighbour resulted in his confinement, and it is said that he was deprived of his eye-sight by the emperor’s order. The best edition of his chief work is by I. Bekker, in the Bonn collection of the Byzantines, 1836.

'''Hardy, Robert Spence'''. English Wesleyan missionary and Buddhist scholar, b. at Preston, Lancashire, July 1, 1803; d. at Headingly, {{Page aside|418}}Yorkshire, April 16, 1868. He was admitted to the British Conference, 1825, and subsequently appointed missionary to Ceylon. After a faithful service of twenty-three years, he returned to England and served on several important circuits. He was a man of wide culture and the author of several authoritative works on Buddhism in Ceylon and on Pali literature, such as: Eastern Monachism. London: Partridge & Oakey, 1850; A Manual of Buddhism, etc., ibid., 1853; The Legends and Theories of the Buddhists, etc. London: Williams and Norgate, 1866; 2nd ed., 1881.

'''Hare, H. E. and W. L. Hare'''. *Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters? London: Williams and Norgate Ltd., 1936. 326 pp.

'''Hasselquist, Fredrik'''. Swedish naturalist, b. at Tornevalla, East Gothland, 1722; d. at Smyrna, Feb. 9, 1752. Went to the Univ, of Uppsala, 1741, where his talents and industry drew the attention of Linnaeus. Published in 1747 a dissertation, De viribus plantarum. Spent some time at Jerusalem, studying natural history of Palestine. Swedish Queen, Louisa Ulrica, purchased entire collection of plants, minerals, reptiles, insects, etc., he had made during his travels, and deposited it in the Drottningholm’s Castle. Linnaeus prepared from his various papers a work entitled Iter Palaestinum, 1757.

'''Herschel, Sir John F. William (1792-1871)'''. *Treatise on Astronomy. New ed., London, 1851.

'''Hesiod'''. *Theogony. Loeb Classical Library.

'''Hippolytus''' (second half of 2nd cent. a.d.). *Philosophumena. Attributed to him by some scholars. Vide Bio-Bibliographical Index in Vol. IX of the present Series, for more specific data.

'''Horace. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 b.c. - 8 b.c.)'''. *Odes.— *Satires. Loeb Classical Library.

'''Jinarajadasa, C. (1875-1953)'''. *Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom. Transcribed and Compiled by C. J. First Series. With a Foreword by Annie Besant. Adyar, Madras: Theos. Publ. House, 1919. 124 pp.; 2nd ed., 1923; 3rd ed., 1945; 4th ed., with new and additional Letters, covering period 1870-1900, same publisher, 1948.

'''Judge, William Quan (1851-1896)'''. *E.S.T. Circular: “By Master’s Direction,” issued November, 1894.—*Excerpts from Letters. {{Page aside|419}}Published in The Word, New York (ed. by Harold W. Percival), Vol. XV, April, 1912, pp. 17-18.—*Practical Occultism. From the Private Letters of W. Q. Judge. Pasadena, Calif.: Theos. University Press, 1951. 307 pp.

'''Juvenal. Decimus Junius Juvenalis (ca. 60-ca. 140 a.d.)'''. *Satires. Loeb Classical Library.

'''King, Charles William (1818-1888)'''. *The Gnostics and Their Remains. London, 1864. 8vo; 2nd ed., with bibliogr. appendix by J. Jacobs. London: D. Nutt, 1887. 8vo. xxiii, 466 pp.

'''Kingsland, William'''. English engineer, scientist and author, b. at Devizes in Wiltshire, May 5, 1855, at 8:40 a.m. His father, a Congregational Minister at Devizes, came from Kent, and died of rapid consumption when 49. His mother, however, lived to be 93. In 1862, the family moved to Bradford in Yorkshire, where William, his sister (later Mrs. Mary Higgs, M.A., well known for her social work) and his brother were brought up, first by their parents, and later in Bradford High School, where William entered when 14. As he has remarked himself, “not having any intellectual qualifications for any profession, it was decided that I should go into the Bradford trade.” Accordingly, at the age of 16, he went to the firm of A. & S. Henry & Co., as office boy at 5 shillings per week, to sweep and dust out the office every morning. About a year later, he was transferred to the warehouse for similar duties.

At about this time a profound psychological change took place in him, and he woke up to the deeper issues of life. He began to study and educate himself, attending evening classes and reading scientific works. His work became to him a soul-killing drudgery; he had no desire to become wealthy, but he wanted to know and to experience, and describes himself as an idealist, “deeply responsive to the call of the beauties of nature, to music, and to art.” For a while longer he endured the “purgatory” of the warehouse, but at 22 he took a job in a music shop. For some time past, he had studied music and some recitals by the great Rubinstein had fired him to study and practice with redoubled vigour; he soon realized, however, that he had begun too late in life to develop the necessary technique.

In March, 1881, he left Glasgow and went to London to take up an appointment with the Brush Electric Light Company, and until 1884 superintended various installations of electric light in different parts of the country, such as Scarborough, Chesterfield, Exhibitions at the Crystal Palace, the Dome at Brighton, etc. In 1884 he returned to London and took up some experimental work with Desmond D. Fitzgerald on a new form of secondary battery plates, subsequently marketed under the name of Lithanode. He remained with the firm until about 1888.

It was in 1888 that William Kingsland established his first contact with the Theosophical Movement. He writes:

of June of that year, and which proved to be the turning point of my whole life. That event was a first visit to Madame H. P. Blavatsky, who was then living in London and gathering round her an earnest group of eager students of her teachings. I had previously read some of her writings, as also those of Mr. A. P. Sinnett expounding the teachings of the Tibetan Masters or Mahatmas, and they had made a very strong appeal both to my intellect and to my intuition; in fact I might say that they appealed to me with a strange familiarity, as of something previously known but put away or forgotten. I think this can only be accounted for on the theory of reincarnation and acquaintance with the teachings in a previous life. . . .”<ref>The Art of Life, pp. 94-95.</ref>

In 1891, Kingsland published his first works: The Mystic Quest. A Tale of Two Incarnations (London: Allen & Unwin. 215 pp.), and the First part of The Esoteric Basis of Christianity (London:  

{{Style P-No indent|Theos. Publ. Society. 38 pp.), which appeared in April of that year. This was originally a paper read before the Blavatsky Lodge, and was followed in 1893 by the Second Part, treating mainly of Genesis (51 pp.). In 1895, the same Publishers issued another edition which combined both Parts of this essay (195 pp.).}}

From 1905, Kingsland gave himself up entirely to literary work, and commenced writing what he considered to be his most important work to date, Scientific Idealism, which was published in 1909 (London: Robman Ltd. 427 pp.). The year before, he had written a small booklet entitled A Child's Story of Atlantis (London: Theos. Publ. Soc., 84 pp.), embodying certain information about the sunken continent and its civilization given by a child in a peculiar state of psychic receptivity.

In 1910 Kingsland published his work on The Physics of the Secret Doctrine (London: Theos. Publ. Soc., 152 pp; reviewed in The Theos., Vol. XXX, Aug., 1910, p. 1475). This work, while somewhat out of date now, is still valuable as a succinct presentation of the relation which exists between modern science and the bases of the Esoteric Philosophy.

After this interlude, Kingsland once more resumed his literary activity, more particularly the writing of his Rational Mysticism which was published in 1924 (London: George Allen & Unwin. 431 pp.).

In 1921, Kingsland moved for permanent residence to Ryde, in the Isle cf Wight, and immersed himself completely in writing. As time went on, Kingsland became interested in the work of Mrs. Alice Leighton Cleather in defence of H. P. B. and her teachings, through the publication of her three books, and various articles appearing at the time. The “Back to Blavatsky ” movement was strong at the time, and it was natural that Mrs. Cleather and William Kingsland should be drawn together after years of independent work with the same object in view. After much correspondence, they agreed to form the Blavatsky Association to perpetuate the memory of H. P. B. and defend her name and work whenever possible. The Association was formally organized in London by thirty persons, November 13, 1923. In the absence of Mrs. Cleather in India, Kingsland and the Hon. Iona Davey drew up the Rules and Constitution and submitted them to Mrs. Cleather. Mrs. Davey remained Hon. Secretary until she died in 1946; it is at her home at 26 Bedford Gardens, London, that the Association held its meetings and had a valuable library available to students. The weekly classes consisted chiefly of the study of H. P. B.’s writings and of The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett. The “H. P. B. Defence Committee” of the Association published a number of defences against the slanders of the Society for Psychical Research, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and others. There was a good membership drawn from people who were either new to the teachings or those who had become sickened by existing conflicts within the Theosophical Organizations, and were looking for the genuine teachings of the Ancient Wisdom. The Blavatsky Association ceased to exist in 1945.

From the time he removed to Ryde, to the end of Kingsland’s life, appeared the following works from his pen: Our Infinite Life (London: Allen & Unwin, 1922. 200 pp.); An Anthology of Mysticism (London: Methuen & Co., 1927. 305 pp.); The Real H. P. Blavatsky, A Study in Theosophy, and a Memoir of a Great Soul (London: John M. Watkins, 1928. 322 pp.). This is by far the best survey of H. P. B.’s life and work, written sympathetically by one of her personal pupils. It includes as an Appendix “A Critical Analysis of the 1885 Report of the Society for Psychical Research,” first published in October, 1927, as a separate pamphlet of The Blavatsky Association, under the title of Was She a Charlatan? Then came Christos, The Religion of the Future (London: John M. Watkins, 1929. {{Page aside|423}}123 pp.) and Part I of The Great Pyramid in Fact and in Theory (London: Rider & Co., 1932. 125 pp., ill.), Part II being published in 1935 (140 pp., ill.). This work was the outcome of a three months’ visit to Egypt at the beginning of 1931, and is one of the best surveys of the mathematical problems and the theoretical and philosophical implications in connection with the Great Pyramid, against the background of the Esoteric Philosophy. The last work of Kingsland to appear in his life-time was The Art of Life and How to Conquer Old Age (London: The C. W. Daniel Co., 1934. 102 pp.). This little booklet includes an autobiographical Appendix.

At the end of the year 1935 Kingsland concluded his Manuscript on the Gnosis in Christian Scriptures, which was published posthumously in 1937 under the title: The Gnosis or Ancient Wisdom in the Christian Scriptures, or The Wisdom in a Mystery (London: Geo. Allen & Unwin. 230 pp.; second impression, 1954; fifth impr, 1962.)

In addition to his larger works, Kingsland issued a number of valuable pamphlets which were published in the Theosophical Siftings between 1888-95. Among them should be mentioned: The Higher Science; Theosophy and Orthodoxy; Theosophy and Dogma; The Mission of Theosophy; Freewill and Karma. At a much later date, he engaged in a lively controversy with Dr. G. de Purucker, then Leader of the Point Loma Theosophical Society, on the subject of the basic principles of Theosophy and issued two pamphlets entitled: Essentials and Non-Essentials of a Theosophical Organization (24 pp.), and Work of a Theosophical Organization (32 pp.).

“In the Theosophical Movement, as in the world outside it, there are mystics, intellectuals, and good people of both sexes; but only a tiny minority combine intellect, mystical insight and ethical practice in clear focus and right proportion. Of this minority William Kingsland was one.”<ref>The Canadian Theosophist, Vol. XVII, April 15, 1936, p. 44. Tribute by Ronald A. V. Morris.</ref>

'''Lactantius, Lucius Caecilius Firmianus (260?-325)'''. *Divinarum Institutionum Libri VII (Divine Institutes). Migne, Patr. Curs. Compl., Ser. Lat., Vol. VI.

'''Lambert, Franz.''' *“Die altägyptische Seelenlehre,” Sphinx, Leipzig, Vol. IV, 1887; French tr., Le Lotus, III, Apr., May, June, 1888. —*“Hypnotismus und Electrizität im alten Ägypten,” Sphinx, Vol. V, Jan., 1888; Engi, tr., The Theos., XIV, Dec., 1892.—*“Weisheit der Ägypter,” Sphinx, Vol. VII, Jan., Feb., Apr., June, 1889.

'''Leonard, Georgia Louise'''. *“The Occult Sciences in the Temples of Ancient Egypt,” Open Court, Sept.., Oct., 1887.

'''Loudon, John Claudius'''. Scottish horticulturist, b. at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, April. 8, 1783; d. at Bayswater, London, Dec. 14, 1843. Son of a Scottish farmer; ed. at Edinburgh; became apprentice to a landscape gardener at the age of 14. Began gardening in England, 1803, and worked at Tew Park in the Co. of Oxford, 1806-12. Travelled extensively on the continent to study gardening and farming. Returned to England and acquired great reputation by his numerous works on agriculture, horticulture, etc., which went through several editions. The best known ones are: Encyclopaedia of Gardening, London, 1822. 8vo; Encycl. of Agriculture, ibid., 1825. 8vo; Encycl. of Plants, ibid., 1829. 8vo. Founded 4 periodicals and edited them until 1838, when heavy debts obliged him to relinquish his editorial work. Despite crippling illness, he took up landscape gardening again and worked ceaselessly to the time of his death. Greatly helped by his wife Jane who was herself a botanical writer.

'''MacKenzie, Kenneth Robert Henderson (?-1886)'''. Prominent Mason known as “Cryptonymus.” Founder of present Order of Rosicrucians in England and author of the rare work entitled *The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia of History, Rites, Symbolism and Biography, London, 1877 [1875-77]. 8vo.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Mahdvamsa'''. Ed. by Wilhelm Geiger. London: for Pali Text Society, Oxford Univ. Press, 1908 (Roman). PTS 63.—Tr. by Wilhelm Geiger and Mabel Bode. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1912. PTS., transl. ser. (3.). [bothat Y.C. NYP. JHU. Pea. Cong. Cl. Ch. H.].

'''Marcellus I, Pope'''. Son of Benedict, a Roman priest. Succeeded Marcellinus (d. 304) as Bishop of Rome, acc. to Pagi, June 30, 308, after several years during which the post was vacant. Held the position, however, only some 18 months, and died sometime in 309. Endeavoured to restore ecclesiastical discipline which had become very much relaxed during the persecutions under Diocletian. Organized for this purpose upward of 20 dioceses in Rome, the incumbents of which were to administer to converts from heathenism the sacraments of baptism and penance. They were also bound to attend to the burial of martyrs. This angered Maxentius; by his command Marcellus was ordered to resign as Bishop and to sacrifice to the gods; this he refused to do. He was then imprisoned and condemned to work as a slave in the imperial stables. Some nine months later, he was freed by his clergy, and concealed in the house of a Roman matron named Lucinia, who later converted the house into a church. Maxentius was so angry that he commanded the church to be turned into a stable, and condemned Marcellus to the lowest employment about the stables. Marcellus is said by tradition to have died a martyr, though there is no definite proof of this. He is commemorated January 16th.

'''Miller, Joaquin''' (pseud, of Cincinnatus Heine—1841-1913). American poet born in Indiana and educated for law. After experiences in mining and journalism, settled down as judge in Oregon, 1866, and began to write verse. Travelled in Europe, 1870, and published in 1871 his first volume of poetry, Songs of the Sierras. This was followed by Songs of the Sunlands, 1873. Returning from Europe, he became a journalist in Washington, but in 1887 returned to California, and died at Oakland. In compliance with his wishes, his body was cremated and the ashes taken up into the Sierras and cast to the winds. Complete Poetical Works, San Francisco, 1902.

'''Mirville, Jules Eudes, Marquis de (1802-1873)'''. *Pneumatologie. Des Esprits, etc. Vide Volume VII, p. 384 for full particulars about this work.

'''Moor, Major Edward (1771-1848)'''. *Hindoo Pantheon. London: printed for J. Johnson, 1810. 4to. xiv, 451 pp. The “ new edition ” of Madras, 1864, lacks the plates H. P. B. refers to in several of her writings. Vide Volume VII, p. 384 for biographical and other data about the author.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Moses, Magical Books of'''. No information available.

'''Olcott, Col. Henry Steel (1832-1907)'''. *Old Diary Leaves. Series II and III. London: Theos. Publ. Society; Madras: The Theosophist Office, 1900 and 1904 resp. Later editions also.

'''Oliphant, Laurence (1829-1888)'''. *Scientific Religion, or higher possibilities of life and practice through the operation of natural forces....Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood & Sons,

1888. 8vo. xiii, 473 pp. Vide Vol. VII pp. 386-87 for biogr. sketch of the author.

'''Omar KhayyAm (?-1123?)'''. *Rubdiyat. Many editions.

Ovid. Passage not identified.

'''Patrizi, Constantin'''. Italian prelate, b. at Siena, Sept., 4, 1798; d. Dec. 17, 1876. Scion of noble family; rose rapidly in rank and influence; became bishop, 1834; two years later, cardinal, and in 1841, vicar-general of the Pope. Instrumental in electing Pius IX, remaining his intimate companion for years, and influencing many of his decisions. Outspoken foe of the Jesuits. Later Dean of the Sacred College.

'''Poole, Reginald Edward (1832-1895)'''. British archaeologist and numismatologist, educated in Egypt; in early youth associated himself with the Dpt. of Antiquities in the British Museum. When the Dpt. of Coins was organized, 1861, he became its associate director, and in 1870 director. He was also one of the Governors of University of London. Apart from a large number of articles in various scientific journals, he published several works on Coins, the most important being the Official Catalogue of Greek, Roman, Oriental and English Coins, 1873-85. 19 vols.

'''Prel, Freiherr Karl L. A. du (1839-1899)'''. *Die Philosophic der Mystik. Leipzig: E. Gunther, 1884. xii, 548 pp.; Engl. tr. by C.C. Massey. London: George Redway, 1889. 2 vols.

'''Pushkin, Alexander Sergeyevich (1799-1837)'''. *Ruslan and Ludmila. A romantic epic, completed in 1820.

'''Saint-Martin, Louis-Claude, Marquis de (1743-1803)'''. *Correspondance, Paris, 1862. 2 vols. 8vo.

'''Sayce, Archibald Henry'''. British Orientalist, b. at Shirehampton, Sept. 25, 1845, son of Rev. H. S. Sayce, vicar of Caldicot; d. 1933. Educ. at Bath and Queen’s College, Oxford; became a fellow, 1869. Prof, of Assyriology at Oxford, 1891-1919. Although his {{Page aside|427}}conclusions have been modified since, it is impossible to overestimate his services to Oriental scholarship. Travelled widely in the East. Member of Old Testament Revision Company, 1874-84. Deputy prof, of compar. philology, Oxford, 1876-90. Hibbert Lecturer, 1887. Gifford Lecturer, 1900-02. Chief Works: Assyrian Grammar. London: Triibner & Co., 1872.—The Principles of Comparative Philology, ibid., 1875.—The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotus. London: Rivington, Percival & Co., 1896.—The Religions of ancient Egypt and Babylonia. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1902.—The Ancient Empires of the East. New York: C. Scribner’s sons, 1884; many subs, ed.,—Monuments of the Hittites, 1881.

'''Schaff, Philipp (1819-1893)'''. *A History of the Creeds of Christendom, with translations. London, 1877. 3 vols. 8vo. Also in the Theological and Philosophical Library, etc., 1872, etc.

'''Sinnett, Alfred Percy (1840-1921)'''. *The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, etc. Transcribed, Compiled and with an Introd, by A. T. Barker. London: T. Fisher Unwin, December, 1923; New York: Frederick A. Stokes; xxxv, 492 pp.; 2nd rev. ed., London: Rider & Co., 1926; 8th impr., London: Rider & Co., 1948; 3rd. rev. ed., Adyar: Theos. Publ. House, 1962. xliii, 524 New enlarged Index.—*The Occult World. London: Triibner & Co., 1881; 1st Amer, ed., New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1885.—*Esoteric Buddhism. London: Triibner & Co, 1883; many subs, editions.

'''Skinner, J. Ralston'''. *Key to the Hebrew-Egyptian Mystery in the Source of Measures, etc. Cincinnati: R. Clarke & Co., 1875. xvi, 324 pp.; new ed., with a 63 pp. Supplement, 1894; another ed., Philadelphia, Penna.; David McKay Co., 1931.

'''Sterne, Laurence'''. English humourist, b. at Clonmel, Ireland, Nov. 24, 1713; d. in London, March 18, 1768. For ten years the boy and his mother moved from place to place with the regiment of his father. Went to school at Halifax in Yorkshire, then was sent to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he took his degree, 1736. Through the influence of his uncle, canon of York, he obtained, 1738, the living of Sutton-in-the Forest, pear York; this was his residence for twenty uneventful years. He suddenly leaped to fame with the first volumes of Tristram Shandy, published Jan. 1, 1760. He continued to build up the history of the Shandy family through several succeeding volumes, the ninth and last appearing in 1767. He also published two volumes entitled The Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.

'''Stevens, A. de Grasse'''. *Miss Hildreth. A Novel, 1888. No information available.

'''Street, J. G.''' *The Hidden Way Across the Threshold. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1887.

'''Subba Row, T. (1856-1890)'''. *Esoteric Writings of T. Subba Row. collected by Tookaram Tatya. Bombay: Bombay Theos. Public. Fund, 1895; rev. & enl. ed., Adyar, Madras: Theos. Publ. House, 1931.—*Notes on the Bhagavad-Gita. Best ed. is the one publ. by Theos. University Press, Point Loma, Calif., in 1934. Vide Vol. V, p. 271, for more complete data about these Lectures.

'''Thrason'''. Christian Martyr; he was a rich man who supplied the Christians working at the Thermae of Diocletian, and other public works in Rome. Constructed the cemetery on the new Salarian Way (now under the Villa Massimi); was tried under Maximianus and beheaded with his two companions Pontianus and Praetextatus. His feast is on Dec. 11th.

'''Vedder, Elihu'''. American painter, b. in New York, Feb. 26, 1836; d. in Rome, Jan. 29, 1923. Studied under the genre and historical painter Tompkins H. Matteson, and under Picot, in Paris; later in Italy, 1857-61. After 1867, lived in Rome. Acquired renown after the publication, 1884, of his illustrations to the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Important decorative work came at a later date, such as the mosaic “Minerva” in the Congressional Library at Washington, D.C. A few days before his death, his book, Doubt and Other Things, was published.

'''Virgil. Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 b.c.)'''. *Aeneid. Loeb Classical Library.

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Vishnu-Purdna'''. Ed. by Jivananda Vidyasagara. Calcutta: Saraswati Press, 1882 [Cl. MB.].—Trans, by H. H. Wilson, Ed. by Fitzedward Hall. London: Triibner & Co., 1864, 65, 66, 68, 70. Works of the late H. H. Wilson [Y. AOS. NYP. Pea. Cong. H.].

'''Weber, Albrecht (1825-1901)'''. Vide Vol. V, pp. 383-84, for biographical and other data.

'''Zacharias, Saint (or Zachary)'''. Pope from 741 to 752. Greek by birth; appears to have been on intimate terms with Gregory III, whom he succeeded. Contemporary history dwells chiefly on his great personal influence with the Lombard king Luitprand, and his successor Rachis, which resulted in the exarchate of Ravenna being rescued from becoming part of the Lombard kingdom. His correspondence with St. Boniface, the apostle of Germany, is still extant. Zacharias encouraged the deposition of Childeric, and it was with his sanction that Boniface crowned Pippin as king of the Franks at Soissons, 752. He died March 14, 752, and was succeeded by Stephen II. His letters and decrees may be found in Migne, Patrolog. lat., Ixxxix, p. 917-60.

Birmingham Post, Birmingham, England.

Ceylon Observer.

Fortnightly Review. Edited by G. H. Lewes. London, 1865, etc.

Grajdanine. Political and literary paper. St. Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1872 as a weekly; became a daily in 1887; reactionary in nature.

Harper’s Magazine, New York,. 1850, etc.

Heladiw Ruwana (“Ceylon Gem”), started by the Ceylon Buddhist Publication Society, 1888.

Hestia. Wellington, New Zealand, journal, founded by E. T. Sturdy, F.T.S., about Summer, 1888.

Isis. Organ of the French Theos. Society.

Lady’s Pictorial. A newspaper for the home. London, 1881-1921.

Light: a Journal of Spiritual Progress and Psychic Research. London. Founded by E. Dawson Rogers. Edited for some years by Rev. W. Stainton Moses, pseud.: “M.A. (Oxon.).” First issue, Jan. 7, 1881. In progress.

London Star, London, England.

Masonic Monthly. London, July-December, 1882.

Open Court. Quarterly. Chicago, 1887-1936.

Pall Mall Gazette, The. Evening newspaper and review. London, 1873, etc.

Revue des Deux-Mondes. Paris. Founded in 1831. In progress.

St. James’ Gazette. London daily; founded 1880. Merged with the Evening Standard, 1905.

Sphinx. Leipzig, Germany. Ed. by Dr. Wm. Hiibbe-Schleiden, 1886-1896. Twenty-two volumes. Supers, by the Metaphysische Rundschau.

Times. London, England.

Truthseeker, The. A journal of freethought and reform. New York, 1873, etc.

Wade's Fibre and Fabric. Boston, Mass., founded in 1885.

Word, The. New York. Vols. I-XXV, Oct., 1904—Sept., 1917. Ed. by Harold W. Percival.