Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00098)

Hi Daniel,

Goodness, to how many lists have you sent this? Anyhow, for the people on
this list: I will correct the dates today, and add a footnote to the
Crosbie biography. And it is not trivial. I suppose I am learning some
historians skills here. Always check your references. 

Katinka

> Hi Katinka,
> 
> In your "Theosophical Chronology"
> http://www.geocities.com/ondkh/his/chronol.htm
> you list under 1885:
> 
> " 'The Occult World', written by A.P. Sinnett is
> published."
> 
> Katinka, from WHAT SOURCE did you get this date?
> 
> THE OCCULT WORLD was first published in London
> in 1881. A second ed. with additional material was
> out in 1882 and other reprints and editions published
> by 1885.
> 
> This reminds me of Robert Crosbie's confusion in the
> following statement:
> 
> "At the time I joined the T.S. H.P.B. was in India,
> and had started "The Theosophist" magazine there.
> Judge had begun the publication of the "Path". There
> was little else in the way of Theosophical literature.
> "Man--Or Fragments of Forgotten Truth" came next; this
> was later expanded into Esoteric Buddhism; "The Occult
> World", "The Key to Theosophy" came in rapid
> succession."
> http://www.geocities.com/ondkh/his/dtb_7.htm 
> 
> No, "Man" was NOT later expanded into "Esoteric
> Buddhism." "Esoteric Buddhism" by Sinnett was first
> published in 1883 and "Man" by Mohini Chatterji and
> Laura Holloway came two years LATER in 1885. "The
> Occult World" (1881) did NOT come in rapid succession
> AFTER "Man" and "Esoteric Buddhism". It is true that
> HPB's KEY was later published in 1889. There are even
> more confusion in this quoted statement by Robert
> Crosbie.
> 
> I know all of this is somewhat trivial but it is
> important to set the record straight even on minor
> points.> 
> Daniel


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