Theos-Talk Archives (September 1998 Message tt00286)

Sept 26th 1998

                    re: Facsimile reprint of A MODERN PANARION  (1895)
                            done in 1981 by T. Co. Los Angeles.
Dear Daniel:

Your observations ought to be addressed to T. Co. as anything I might say
(other than to confirm the accuracy of your observations) would be
speculative.

I can only speak for myself as I always have, freely and clearly.

I thank you for making it clear that there are a number of differences
between the articles in book-form as produced in 1895 (after HPB's death),
and their originals as found in their sources.  Your observations and
analysis are very much appreciated, always.

Best wishes,

Dallas

> From: "Daniel H Caldwell" <blafoun@azstarnet.com>
> Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: MODERN PANARION reprinted by the Theosophy Company, Los Angeles


>Dallas, thank you for your comments on A MODERN PANARION.
>
>But I am somewhat puzzled by your comments when you write:
>
>> Reprint in facsimile the book as originally published in 1895. . .

>.This method was chosen.  No question ,but an explanation or a warning >to
readers, could have been included in a "publisher's preface."  And >if ever
this is reprinted I would urge the T. Co. to make such an >observation.
>
>But why would you (or the Theosophy Company) want to ever reprint this
>volume again?  Even if you included a "publisher's preface", the book
>has hundreds of "corrections" plus deletions.  And all of this was
>probably done by Mr. Mead.  IMO, to reprint this 1895 volume goes
>against what you have previously stated as YOUR OWN standards in regards
>to HPB's writings.  And I believe it would go against the standards of
>the Theosophy Company.  AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE??
>
>For interested Blavatsky students, the articles from HPB's pen reprinted
>in A MODERN PANARION can also be found in Boris de Zirkoff's COLLECTED
>WRITINGS.  And BdZ's transcription is much better than what is found in
>A MODERN PANARION.
>
>Just one example to illustrate my last statement.  In MP, on pp. 38-46,
>you find an article entitled "Occultism or Magic."  In THE COLLECTED
>WRITINGS, Vol. I, pp. 101-119, you find this same article but with the
>original title: "A Few Questions to 'HIRAF".  The MP version is
>incomplete.  The last 12 long paragraphs of the article is missing in
>MP.  See COLLECTED WRITINGS, Vol. I for comparison.  I have verified
>this by looking at my microfilm copy of the original article published
>in the Boston SPIRITUAL SCIENTIST.
>
>Pages 1-190 in MP reprint HPB's articles in America, 1874-1878.  I would
>recommend Vol. I of THE COLLECTED WRITINGS which includes all these
>articles plus more not included in MP.  Plus Boris has added HPB's notes
>appended to these articles in her scrapbooks.  Plus there are many other
>benefits to this Volume I.
>
>Maybe the Theosophy Company should consider reprinting the 4 volumes of
>the COMPLETE WORKS of HPB published in the 1930s.
>
>Or better yet. . . . [but I will save this last idea for another post.]
>
>Daniel H. Caldwell
>
>
>
>W. Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
>>
>> Sept 14th 1998
>>
>> Dear Daniel:
>>
>> Thanks for sending as an attachment your comments on A MODERN PANARION,
>> which I read for the first time.
>>
>> Dilemma:
>>
>> There are some valuable articles in the book which are not included in
the 3
>> Vol. series of HPB Articles that T. Co. published.
>>
>> Question:
>>
>> Go back to the original articles, which on proof reading, prove to be
>> different in content from the "edited" reprints included in the 1895
edition
>> (after HPB's death); and no doubt, possibly edited by one or several
>> persons -- thus producing the differences you note.  And that would make
>> such a production untrue to the book, though true to the originals if no
>> "printer's devil" intervenes in doing a "verbatim.".
>>
>> OR
>>
>> Reprint in facsimile the book as originally published in 1895 ?  This
method
>> was chosen.
>>
>> No question ,but an explanation or a warning to readers, could have been
>> included in a "publisher's preface."  And if ever this is reprinted I
would
>> urge the T. Co. to make such an observation.
>>
>> Thanks again for your efforts and help in getting this settled.
>>
>> Best wishes as always,
>>
>> Dallas
>>
>> From: "Daniel H Caldwell" <blafoun@azstarnet.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 2:05 PM
>> Subject: MODERN PANARION reprinted by the Theosophy Company
>>
>> >Two Theos-Talk subsribers have just emailed me wondering what I had
>> >written about A MODERN PANARION.  I thought I had posted this on
>> >Theos-Talk several days ago.  I post it again below for those interested
>> >who may not have seen the original post.  My computer is acting up so
>> >forgive me if I have sent 2 copies of this instead of one.
>> >
>> >Daniel Caldwell
>
>
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