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The lease of 17, Lansdowne Road expiring in the early summer of 1890,…
Quote byAnnie Besant · 1847–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Annie Besant: An Autobiography (1893).
English (original)
The lease of 17, Lansdowne Road expiring in the early summer of 1890, it was decided that 19, Avenue Road should be turned into the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in Europe. A hall was built for the meetings of the Blavatsky Lodge—the lodge founded by her—and various alterations made. In July her staff of workers was united under one roof... Chapter XIV Through Storm to Peace
— Annie Besant
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