The Secret Doctrine, 1 Volume

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (fondly known as HPB) was born on August 12, 1831, at Dnepropetrovsk (Ekaterinoslav), Ukraine.  Daughter of Colonel Peter Alexeyevich von Hahn and novelist Helena Andreyevna de Fadeyev a direct descendant of Eric the Russ. Shortly after her marriage to Nicholas Blavatsky in 1848, she began more than 20 years of extensive travel. These journeys brought her into contact with mystric traditions the world over. As principal founder of the Theosophical Society in New York City (1875) she devoted her extraordinary literary talents to its humanitarian purposes until her death in London, England, on May 8, 1891. Along with writing her several books, HP. Blavatsky kept up a voluminous correspondence and contributing a steady stream of essays and articles to periodicals in English, French, and Russian.