Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00267)

by L. Sprague De Camp

"A leading authority examines the facts and fancies 
behind the Atlantis theme in history, science, and 
literature. Sources include the classical works from 
which Plato drew his proposal of the existence of an 
island continent, Sir Thomas More's Utopia, the 
Lemurian Continent theory, K. T. Frost's equation 
of Atlantis with Crete, and many other citations of 
Atlantis in both famous and lesser-known literature. 
Related legends are also recounted and refuted, and 
reports include accounts of actual expeditions searching 
for the sunken continent and attempts to prove its 
existence through comparative anatomy and zoology."

This books gives a negative view of H.P.Blavatsky and
Theosophy but gives a great deal of other valuable
material on Atlantis and Lemuria.

Lost Continents: The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and
Literature
by L. Sprague De Camp
See:

http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486226689/blavatskystud-20/

Another good book giving an overview of the legends
of Atlantis and Lemuria with many striking illustrations
is:

Atlantis and the Lost Lands
by Roy Stemman
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385113188/blavatskystud-20/

Highly recommended!!

Daniel
Blavatsky Study Center
http://blavatskyarchives.com