Elizabeth Preston
Elizabeth Winter Preston was an English member of the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India.
Personal life
Theosophical Society involvement
Miss Preston served as Secretary of the Science Group of the Theosophical Society in England.
Writings
Miss Preston assisted C. Jinarājadāsa in compiling research material that had accumulated over thirty-eight years and publishing it in 1951 in the third edition of Occult Chemistry. She "piloted" the new edition of Occult Chemistry with its complex diagrams through the production process at Vasanta Press.[1]
In 1966, working with Christmas Humphreys, she wrote An Abridgment of the Secret Doctrine, comprised of selected passages from H. P. Blavatsky's work that provide an overview of major teachings. Supported by the Non-English Publications Loan Fund, this abridgement was translated into numerous languages.[2]
She wrote many articles for The Theosophist and other magazines, mostly on scientific topics. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 43 articles by or about Elizabeth Preston. In 1952, she was awarded the Subba Row Medal for her contributions to Theosophical literature. These are some of the books she wrote: