A history of the Swedenborg Society, 1810-2010 /
Lines, Richard
London : South Vale Press,
2012
The Swedenborg Society was founded in London...[in] 1810 to translate, publish and sell the works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book tells the story of how a society founded with just forty members grew into a body with nearly one thousand members worldwide, continuously commissioning new translations over the years and thus keeping Swedenborg's works in print and ideas alive. It is also the story of  the men and women who founded the Society and who sustained it over two centuries. -- Book jacket.
Includes list of officers from 1810-2010 (p. 207-213.)
Includes bibliographic references (p. 163-206) and index.
List of illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. How it all began -- 2. Early years -- 3. Sprugin, Clissold and the Wilkinsons -- 4. A home for the Society -- 5. The William White affair -- 6. the later nineteenth century -- 7. Centenary and beyond -- 8. New Premises -- 9. The thirties and forties -- 10. The fifties, sixties and beyond -- 11. A golden age of translation -- Epilogue: into a new century -- Endnotes -- Appendix: Officers of the Swedenborg Society 1810-2010 -- Index.
The Swedenborg Society was founded in London...[in] 1810 to translate, publish and sell the works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This book tells the story of how a society founded with just forty members grew into a body with nearly one thousand members worldwide, continuously commissioning new translations over the years and thus keeping Swedenborg's works in print and ideas alive. It is also the story of  the men and women who founded the Society and who sustained it over two centuries. -- Book jacket.
Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772.
Clissold, Augustus, 1797?-1882.
Tulk, Charles Augustus, 1786-1849.
Wilkinson, James John Garth, 1812-1899.