Author Description

Annie Wood Besant 1847 1933 was a prominent Theosophist women s rights activist writer and orator She was born in London into a middle class family of Irish origin She fought for the causes she thought were right starting with freedom of thought women s rights secularism she was a leading member of the National Secular Society birth control Fabian socialism and workers rights Soon she was earning a small weekly wage by writing a column for the National Reformer the newspaper of the National Secular Society She was also one of the leading figures in Theosophy Soon after becoming a member of the Theosophical Society she went to India for the first time in 1893 She devoted much of her energy not only to the Society but also to India s freedom and progress Among her famous works are Autobiographical Sketches 1885 Annie Besant An Autobiography 1893 London Lectures of 1907 1907 The Basis of Morality 1915 and The Case for India 1917. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.