Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00346)

Paul,

You excerpted some choice extracts from
John Patrick Deveney's review of THE LETTERS OF 
H.P. BLAVATSKY, Volume I.

One of those excerpts reads:

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The editor in his preface acknowledges the 
Herculean labors of the late John Cooper 
in adding to the corpus of letters and in 
preparing them for publication, but states 
that, for unspecified reasons, none
of Cooper's work could be used "directly," 
and that even his transcriptions of texts 
were not used because they were "not
accurate." This is a surprising charge, 
directed as it is toward a person known 
for his meticulous work and now unavailable 
to defend himself...

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I call special attention to the part that reads:

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[Dr. Algeo] ... states 
that, for unspecified reasons, none
of Cooper's work could be used "directly," 
and that even his transcriptions of texts 
were not used because they were "not
accurate." This is a surprising charge, 
directed as it is toward a person known 
for his meticulous work and now unavailable 
to defend himself.

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I may be wrong, but it appears to me that
Mr. Deveney's summary does NOT portray what
Dr. Algeo actually wrote.

Look at Dr. Algeo's Preface, pp. xiv-xv
beginning with the section titled "HISTORY
OF THE PROJECT."

And read carefully the paragraph on p. xv
beginning "After John Cooper's death...."

Read the 2nd sentence of that paragraph.
That sentence begins: "One of those 
reasons...."

Does anyone see the DIFFERENCE between
what Dr. Algeo originally wrote and what
Mr. Deveney gives in his summary statement?

If not, I will be more than glad to spell
it out.

Daniel
http://hpb.cc