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| description = prominent Theosophist, British women's rights activist, writer and orator; born '''Annie Wood''', married [[Author:Walter Besant|Walter Besant]] |
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* [[The Law of Population: Its Consequences, and Its Bearing upon Human Conduct and Morals]] (1877) |
* [[The Law of Population: Its Consequences, and Its Bearing upon Human Conduct and Morals]] (1877) |
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* [[Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be: A Plea For Reform]] (1878) |
* [[Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be: A Plea For Reform]] (1878) |
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* [[The Story of Afghanistan]] (1879) |
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* [[The Gospel of Christianity and the Gospel of Freethought]] (1883) |
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* [[Biblical Biology]] (1884) |
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* [[Autobiographical Sketches]] (1885) ({{gutenberg|11376}}) |
* [[Autobiographical Sketches]] (1885) ({{gutenberg|11376}}) |
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* [[Is Christianity a Success?]] (1885) |
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* [[The Natural History of the Christian Devil]] (1885) |
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* [[Sin and Crime: Their Nature and Treatment]] (1885) |
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* [[Woman's Position According to the Bible]] (1885) |
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* [[A World Without God]] (1885) |
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* [[Life, Death, and Immortality]] (1886) |
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* [[Modern Socialism (Besant)|Modern Socialism]] (1886) |
* [[Modern Socialism (Besant)|Modern Socialism]] (1886) |
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* [[Why I Am a Socialist]] (1886) |
* [[Why I Am a Socialist]] (1886) |
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* [[England's Jubilee Gift to Ireland]] (1887) |
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* [[Why I Do Not Believe in God]] (1887) |
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* [[Why I became a Theosophist]] (1889) |
* [[Why I became a Theosophist]] (1889) |
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* [[An Autobiography]] (1893) ({{gutenberg|12085}}) |
* [[An Autobiography]] (1893) ({{gutenberg|12085}}) |
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*: 2nd edition (1896) revised: {{ext scan link|https://archive.org/details/bhagavadgt00besagoog}} |
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*: [[Bhagavad-Gita (Besant 4th)|4th edition]] (1922) with parallel text in Devanagari script |
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* [[The Ancient Wisdom]] (1898) |
* [[The Ancient Wisdom]] (1898) |
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* [[Vier Voordrachten over Theosofie]] (1898) ({{gutenberg|12756}}) |
* [[Vier Voordrachten over Theosofie]] (1898) ({{gutenberg|12756}}) |
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* [[Avatâras]] (1899) ({{gutenberg|28262}}) |
* [[Avatâras]] (1899) ({{gutenberg|28262}}) |
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* [[Thought Forms]] (1901) ({{gutenberg|16269}}) {{ISBN|0-8356-0008-4}} |
* [[Thought Forms]] (1901) ({{gutenberg|16269}}) {{ISBN|0-8356-0008-4}} |
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* [[Esoteric Christianity]] (1905) ({{gutenberg|26938}}) |
* [[Esoteric Christianity]] (1905) ({{gutenberg|26938}}) |
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* [[Death—and After?]] (1906) ({{gutenberg|18266}}) |
* [[Death—and After?]] (1906) ({{gutenberg|18266}}) |
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* [[London Lectures of 1907]] ({{gutenberg|20800}}) |
* [[London Lectures of 1907]] ({{gutenberg|20800}}) |
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* [[An Introduction to Yoga]] (1908) ({{gutenberg|4278}}) |
* [[An Introduction to Yoga]] (1908) ({{gutenberg|4278}}) |
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* ''The Religious Problem in India'' (1909) {{ext scan link|https://archive.org/details/religiousproblem00besa}} |
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* [[The Basis of Morality]], 1915 ({{gutenberg|15545}}) |
* [[The Basis of Morality]], 1915 ({{gutenberg|15545}}) |
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* [[The Doctrine of the Heart]] (1920) |
* [[The Doctrine of the Heart]] (1920) |
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* [[The Case for India]], presidential address delivered by Annie Besant at the 32nd Indian National Congress held at Calcutta 26th December 1917 ({{gutenberg|12820}}) |
* [[The Case for India]], presidential address delivered by Annie Besant at the 32nd Indian National Congress held at Calcutta 26th December 1917 ({{gutenberg|12820}}) |
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* [[The Freethinker's Text Book]][http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13349] |
* [[The Freethinker's Text Book]][http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13349] |
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* [[Rough Outline of Theosophy|A Rough Outline of Theosophy]] (1921) |
* [[Rough Outline of Theosophy|A Rough Outline of Theosophy]] (1921) |
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* ''Four Great Religions'' |
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* ''India and the Empire'' |
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* ''Re-incarnation'' (1892) |
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* ''Death and After'' (1893) |
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* ''Karma'' (1895) |
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* ''The Self and its Sheaths'' (1895) |
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* ''Dharma'' (1899), Esoteric Christianity (1901) |
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* ''Pedigree of Man'' (1903) |
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* ''Wisdom of the Upanishats'' (1906) |
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==Works about Besant== |
==Works about Besant== |
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* {{Collier's link|Besant, Annie}} |
* {{Collier's link|Besant, Annie}} |
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* {{EB1922 link|Besant, Annie}} |
* {{EB1922 link|Besant, Annie}} |
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* {{DIB link|Besant, Annie|p=38}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 15 April 2023
Works
[edit]- On the Political Status of Women (1874)
- Civil and Religious Liberty (c. 1875)
- The Legalisation of Female Slavery in England (1876)
- Is the Bible Indictable? (c. 1877)
- The Law of Population: Its Consequences, and Its Bearing upon Human Conduct and Morals (1877)
- Marriage, As It Was, As It Is, And As It Should Be: A Plea For Reform (1878)
- The Story of Afghanistan (1879)
- The Gospel of Christianity and the Gospel of Freethought (1883)
- Biblical Biology (1884)
- Autobiographical Sketches (1885) (Project Gutenberg)
- Is Christianity a Success? (1885)
- The Natural History of the Christian Devil (1885)
- Sin and Crime: Their Nature and Treatment (1885)
- Woman's Position According to the Bible (1885)
- A World Without God (1885)
- Life, Death, and Immortality (1886)
- Modern Socialism (1886)
- Why I Am a Socialist (1886)
- England's Jubilee Gift to Ireland (1887)
- Why I Do Not Believe in God (1887)
- Why I became a Theosophist (1889)
- An Autobiography (1893) (Project Gutenberg)
- Bhagavad Gita (Translation) (1895)
- 2nd edition (1896) revised: (external scan)
- 4th edition (1922) with parallel text in Devanagari script
- The Ancient Wisdom (1898)
- Vier Voordrachten over Theosofie (1898) (Project Gutenberg)
- Avatâras (1899) (Project Gutenberg)
- Thought Forms (1901) (Project Gutenberg) ISBN 0-8356-0008-4
- Esoteric Christianity (1905) (Project Gutenberg)
- Death—and After? (1906) (Project Gutenberg)
- London Lectures of 1907 (Project Gutenberg)
- An Introduction to Yoga (1908) (Project Gutenberg)
- The Religious Problem in India (1909) (external scan)
- The Basis of Morality, 1915 (Project Gutenberg)
- Occult Chemistry (1919, Project Gutenberg)
- The Doctrine of the Heart (1920)
- The Case for India, presidential address delivered by Annie Besant at the 32nd Indian National Congress held at Calcutta 26th December 1917 (Project Gutenberg)
- The Devachanic Plane. Theosophical Publishing House, London, ca 1895.
- Man and his bodies. Theosophical Publishing House, London, 1911.
- Man's life in this and other worlds. Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, 1913.
- Study in Consciousness. A contribution to the science of psychology. Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, ca 1907.
- The Freethinker's Text Book[1]
- A Rough Outline of Theosophy (1921)
- Four Great Religions
- India and the Empire
- Re-incarnation (1892)
- Death and After (1893)
- Karma (1895)
- The Self and its Sheaths (1895)
- Dharma (1899), Esoteric Christianity (1901)
- Pedigree of Man (1903)
- Wisdom of the Upanishats (1906)
Works about Besant
[edit]- "Besant, Mrs. Annie," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Besant, Mrs. Anne," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Besant, Annie," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "Besant, Annie," in Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed., 1922)
- "Besant, Annie," in Dictionary of Indian Biography (p. 38), by C. E. Buckland, London: Swan Sonnenschein (1906)
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.
This author died in 1933, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 90 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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