Author: NETHERCOT, ARTHUR H.
Title: The First Five Lives of Annie Besant.
Description: London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. I.The Christian Wife; II.The Atheist Mother; III.The Martyr of Science; IV.The Socialist Labour Agitator; V.The Chela of the Mahatmas. "During her eighty-five years Annie Besant lived many lives, all of them full..a free-thinker, a radical agitator, a feminist, a crusader for birth control, author - editor - publisher, a convert to Fabian socialism, a teacher of science, a social reformer, a strike leader and a trade unionist. But in 1889 she embarked on an even more rebellious and sensational career. Occultism and Theosophy attracted her indomitable energies, and she eventually became Madame Blavatsky's successor and the international president of the stormy and mystical Theosophical Society". Pp.435, numerous black & white photos & illustrations. Red cloth, dustwrapper a little faded with edge wear and small losses. VG/Good.

Keywords: Nethercot First Five Lives Annie Besant Occultism Theosophy Theosophist Society Birth Control Feminist Socialist Match Girls Diggle Blavatsky Secularist 45239 General Biography


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