Re: Isis Unveiled Abridged
Nov 03, 1997 01:13 AM
by M K Ramadoss
At 01:49 AM 11/3/97 -0500, you wrote:
>ramadoss@eden.com wrote:
>>
>> Here is a quote from cyberspace.
>>
>> 27. Forthcoming almost immediately from Quest, Wheaton, will be Michael
>> Gomes's long-awaited abridgement of H.P.B.'s Isis Unveiled. The work is
>> not a paraphrase and remains in H.P.B.'s own words, but the omission of
>> the digressions and asides for the first time permits the reader to
>> appreciate easily the theses and plan underlying the work. As always,
>> the Mr. Gomes's work is meticulous and brilliant.
>>
>> ============================
>>
>> MKR: Has anyone seen the book? Also why one needs an abridged book? Have
>> you seen any abridgement of Shakespeare, etc.
>
> I have seen it. I also was watching over Michael's shoulder frequently
>while he was assembling it. It gives the guts of Isis Unveiled, and
>makes an excellent INTRODUCTION to the real thing.
>
> Bart Lidofsky
>
I would be looking forward to seeing the book when published and perhaps
look for the day when a book like this would be available on-line on Internet.
mkr
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