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Britten, Emma Hardinge, a well-known spiritualist in America, elected one of the [[Council of the TS|Councillors]] of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] at the [[Founding of the Theosophical Society|organizing meeting]] in New York on September 7, 1875 ([[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 82). Some of the early meetings of the TS were held in her home ([[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 100). Author of the book, ''Art Magic'', which she announced was written by "an adept" of her acquaintance, [[Louis Constant]] (apparently not the one who used the pseudonym of [[Eliphas Lévi|Eliphas Levi]]) for whom she was "acting as translator and secretary." She left the TS fairly soon, however, became hostile, and joined with [[Elliott F. Coues|Prof. Coues]] and others in spreading calumny about [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]]. See biography, [[H. P. Blavatsky, Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] I: 466-7; [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 50; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], pp. 111, 275.
Britten, Emma Hardinge, a well-known spiritualist in America, elected one of the [[Council of the TS|Councillors]] of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] at the [[Founding of the Theosophical Society|organizing meeting]] in New York on September 7, 1875 ([[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 82). Some of the early meetings of the TS were held in her home ([[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], p. 100). Author of the book, ''Art Magic'', which she announced was written by "an adept" of her acquaintance, [[Louis Constant]] (apparently not the one who used the pseudonym of [[Eliphas Lévi|Eliphas Levi]]) for whom she was "acting as translator and secretary." She left the TS fairly soon, however, became hostile, and joined with [[Elliott F. Coues|Prof. Coues]] and others in spreading calumny about [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]]. See biography, [[H. P. Blavatsky, Collected Writings (book)| HPB]] I: 466-7; [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]], p. 50; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH]], pp. 111, 275.
<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 219.</ref>
<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 221.</ref>
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== Notes ==
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Revision as of 17:27, 3 July 2012

According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:

Britten, Emma Hardinge, a well-known spiritualist in America, elected one of the Councillors of the TS at the organizing meeting in New York on September 7, 1875 (SH, p. 82). Some of the early meetings of the TS were held in her home (SH, p. 100). Author of the book, Art Magic, which she announced was written by "an adept" of her acquaintance, Louis Constant (apparently not the one who used the pseudonym of Eliphas Levi) for whom she was "acting as translator and secretary." She left the TS fairly soon, however, became hostile, and joined with Prof. Coues and others in spreading calumny about HPB. See biography, HPB I: 466-7; ML, p. 50; SH, pp. 111, 275. [1]

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  1. George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 221.