Theos-Talk Archives (September 1998 Message tt00277)

Sept 14th 1998

Dear Daniel:

Thanks for sending as an attachment your comments on A MODERN PANARION,
which I read for the first time.

Dilemma:

There are some valuable articles in the book which are not included in the 3
Vol. series of HPB Articles that T. Co. published.

Question:

Go back to the original articles, which on proof reading, prove to be
different in content from the "edited" reprints included in the 1895 edition
(after HPB's death); and no doubt, possibly edited by one or several
persons -- thus producing the differences you note.  And that would make
such a production untrue to the book, though true to the originals if no
"printer's devil" intervenes in doing a "verbatim.".

OR

Reprint in facsimile the book as originally published in 1895 ?  This method
was chosen.

No question ,but an explanation or a warning to readers, could have been
included in a "publisher's preface."  And if ever this is reprinted I would
urge the T. Co. to make such an observation.

Thanks again for your efforts and help in getting this settled.

Best wishes as always,

Dallas

> From: "Daniel H Caldwell" <blafoun@azstarnet.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 2:05 PM
> Subject: MODERN PANARION reprinted by the Theosophy Company


>Two Theos-Talk subsribers have just emailed me wondering what I had
>written about A MODERN PANARION.  I thought I had posted this on
>Theos-Talk several days ago.  I post it again below for those interested
>who may not have seen the original post.  My computer is acting up so
>forgive me if I have sent 2 copies of this instead of one.
>
>Daniel Caldwell
>