G.R.S. Mead & the editing of the 1893 edition of THE SECRET DOCTRINE
Apr 10, 1998 08:35 PM
by Daniel H Caldwell
W. Dallas TenBroeck <dalval@nwc.net> writes
> >1n 1893 under the editorship of Annie Besant and G.R.S.Mead a
> >"third and Revised edition of the SD was issued with over 40,000
> >alterations made by them which HPB never saw or authorized. The
> >type was at that time entirely reset.
Dr. A.M.Bain wrote:
>
> I am told by a reliable source (Mr. R.A.Gilbert, Bristol, UK) that
> Mead's contribution to this edition was mainly by way of the verification
> and - where necessary - corrections of HPB's very many notes and
> footnotes, a task for which he was particularly qualified as having been
> HPB's secretary. Other variations in the text and the order of the text
> may be due to Annie Besant's influence - perhaps someone has
> documentation originating from the period(s) in question which can
> throw light on this matter?
Dr. Bain,
In light of what I have quoted from Mr. Mead's own
words, i.e. " I am responsible for by far the major part of this
revision of the original edition of *The Secret Doctrine* . . .",
do you still agree with the statement in your own email that
"Mead's contribution to this edition was mainly by way of the
verification and - where necessary - corrections of HPB's very many
notes and footnotes . . . ."?
Daniel H. Caldwell
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