Theos-Talk Archives (October 2002 Message tt00269)

Brian/Brigitte has written numerous comments about the Mahatma 
Letters. Some of the comments are quite misleading. Others are 
barely intelligible. 

Furthermore, one of the quotations given by B/B from the MLs is 
multilated and incomplete. 

In addition, one of the citations to the SD given by Brian/Brigitte 
or by the anonymous contributor is very misleading.

I will try to give a few detailed illustrations in the next day or so 
when I have more time to document these examples.

In the meantime, let me focus on the following.

Brian/Brigitte makes a recommendation:

"Start with reading the research of the Hare brothers once more , and 
then check the letters yourself again and I am shure it will be 
obvious."

I can understand why Brian/Brigitte makes such strange and confused 
statements about the MLS if he/she is relying on the Hare brothers 
book. I have two copies of the Hare book and in one copy I have 
annotated in red ink all the numerous errors and misstatements. The 
book looks like it is bleeding red!

Certainly, students of the MLs should read the Hare brothers book BUT 
they should also consult the various reviews and critiques of this 
book. I give BELOW a partial list of the articles and pamphlets that 
should be carefully read and studied in conjunction with the Hare 
book. I call special attention to the articles written by Dr. H.N. 
Stokes.

Daniel

The Hare Brothers' Controversy

(Items are listed in chronological order of publication)

Hare, William Loftus and Hare, Harold Edward. Who Wrote the
Mahatma Letters? London, England: Williams & Norgate, 1936. 326
pp.

Stokes, H.N. "Demolishing the Mahatmas," The O.E. Library
Critic (Washington, D.C.), June-July 1936, pp. [1-7]

Fortune, Dion. [Book Review of Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters?]
The Inner Light (London, England), July, 1936, pp. 185-189.

Thomas, Margaret A. "Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters?", The
Canadian Theosophist, Vol. 17, August 15, 1936, pp. 167-170.

Stokes, H.N. "Did H.P. Blavatsky Write These Mahatma Letters?",
The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), August-September,
1936, pp. [1-4]

Stokes, H.N. "The Hare Twins and `A Libel on a Laureate,'" The
O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), August-September, 1936,
p. [10].

Cox, Harold R.W. "Who Wrote the March-Hare Attack on the
Mahatmas?," The Canadian Theosophist, October 15, 1936, pp.
225-243.

Ryan, Charles J. "Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters?" The
Theosophical Forum (Point Loma, California), October 1936, pp.
253-263.

Stokes, H.N. "The Bogus Mahatmic Americanisms of the Brothers
Hare," The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), October 1936,
pp. [1-7].

Editorial in Occult Review, Oct. 1936.

Savage, Helen. "The Hare Attack Repulsed," The Occult Review
(London), October 1936, pp. 251-256.

Stokes, H.N. "Choice Tidbits from the Hares' Book on The Mahatma
Letters," The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), November
1936, pp. [1-5].

Cousins, James. H. "The Blavatsky Riddle Again," The
Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), November, 1936, pp. 152-156.

[Gardner, Mrs. Adelaide] "The Real Problem of The Mahatma
Letters," The Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), November, 1936,
pp. 156-157.

Ryan, Charles J. "An Important Correction," [Letter to the
Editor], The Canadian Theosophist, December 15, 1936, pp.
326-338.

Stokes, H.N. "The Hare Brothers' Arsenal of `Duds,'" The O.E.
Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), December 1936, pp. [1-5].

Wood, Ernest. "The Masters' Signatures," The Theosophist (Adyar,
Madras, India), Vol. 58, December 1936, pp. 259-262.

Hudson, Irne Bastow. "Who Wrote the Mahatma Letters?" Answered.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: The Author, 1936. 47 pp.

Stokes, H.N. "The Hare Brothers on the Motives of H.P.
Blavatsky," The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), January
1937, pp. [1-5].

Hare, William Loftus and Hare, Harold Edward. "The Mahatma
Letters," [Letter to the Editor], The Occult Review (London,
England), January 1937, pp. 52-53, and continued on pp. 55, 57,
59 and 61.

Stokes, H.N. "The Hares Use a Boomerang in Rebuttal," The O.E.
Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), February, 1937, pp. [1-2.]

Stokes, H.N. "The Hares on He-Mahatmas and She-Mahatmas," The
O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), March 1937, pp. [1-7]

Hare, William Loftus. "William Loftus Hare in Rebuttal," The
O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), March, 1937, pp. [7-8].

Stokes, H.N. "Mr. Hare Contradicts Himself about Mahatma
Letters," The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), March,
1937, pp. [8-9].

Hare, William Loftus. Letter to the Editor. The Canadian
Theosophist, April, 1937, pp.

Smythe, C.T. Reply to Hare, C.T., April, 1937, p.

Stokes, H.N. "A Trip to Reviewland---Hare Reviewers on Parade,"
The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), April, 1937, pp.
[1-6].

Jinarajadasa, C. "Did H.P. Blavatsky Invent the Mahatmas?", The
Theosophist (Adyar, Madras, India), May, 1937, pp. 105-109.

Stokes, H.N. "A Trip to Reviewland---II," The O.E. Library
Critic (Washington, D.C.), May-June, 1937, pp. [1-4].

Stokes, H.N. "Letter to `The Occult Review' About the Hare
Brothers," The O.E. Library Critic (Washington, D.C.), July,
1937, pp. [6-7].

Alberti, Amalia de. "H.P. Blavatsky and the Press," The Modern
Mystic (London, England), July 1937, pp. 18-20.

Stokes, H.N. "A Handwriting Expert De Luxe," The O.E. Library
Critic (Washington, D.C.), August, 1937, pp. [4-6].

Hare, William Loftus and Hare, Harold Edward. The Mahatma
Letters: Alibi and Post Mortem Defences. Letchworth, England:
G.W. Wardman, 1937. 20 pp.

Stokes, H.N. "The Hare Volcano Erupts Again," The O.E. Library
Critic (Washington, D.C.), December, 1937, pp. [5-8].

Hastings, Beatrice. Defence of Madame Blavatsky. Volume 1.
Worthing, England: The Hastings Press, 1937. 60 pp