Format:
1 Online-Ressource (444 pages)
ISBN:
9780511974724
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Content:
First published in 1896, this two-volume biography details the life of physician and spiritualist Anna Kingsford (1846–1888). Kingsford, one of the first women to obtain a degree in medicine, began her literary career at the age of thirteen and in her lifetime was known for campaigning against vivisection, involvement in the suffragette movement, and promotion of vegetarianism, as well as her spiritualist exploits. This biography was written by her friend and colleague, the spiritualist Edward Maitland (1824–97), who served as Kingsford's protector while she studied in Paris. At the time of its publication, the work was not well received; the main criticism directed towards the book was that it focused on Maitland's psychic experiences rather than on Kingsford herself. Volume 2 details the later part of Kingsford's life, including extensive travel, the foundation of the Theosophical and Hermetic societies, her eventual decline in health and her death
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108072748
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108072748
Additional Edition:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Maitland, Edward, 1824 - 1897 Anna Kingsford ; Vol. 2 London : G. Redway, 1896
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511974724
Author information:
Maitland, Edward 1824-1897
