Theos-Talk Archives (November 2002 Message tt00121)

Brian/Brigitte again mentions the Hare Brothers book on the Mahatma 
Letters.

Theosophical students who are interested in reading the book "Who 
Wrote the Mahatma Letters?" by the Hare brothers can borrow a copy 
through interlibrary loan (at least in the USA). Some Theosophical 
libraries may also have copies. 

Some libraries having copies are as follows:

YALE UNIV LIBR
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
FLORIDA STATE UNIV
EMORY UNIV, PITTS THEOL LIBR
BOSTON PUB LIBR
HARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL
UNIV OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CNTY
UNIV OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS
SAINT LOUIS PUB LIBR
NEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBR
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIV
RHODE ISLAND COL
UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MADISON,
NATIONAL LIBR OF AUSTRALIA
CAMBRIDGE UNIV
UNIV OF OXFORD
UNIV OF DURBAN, WESTVILLE LIBR 

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. Most of these articles can be obtained using interlibrary 
loan.

Daniel H. Caldwell
BLAVATSKY ARCHIVES
http://hpb.cc
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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. See: http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/ryanmlhare.htm

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