| Masonic Book Reviews
The information on this web page was prepared in an
attempt to compile the locations of all reviews of Masonic books, as well as links to
reviews of Masonic books on the Internet, plus texts of Masonic books on the Internet. I
will try to add to it regularly, to include current reviews of Masonic books and reviews
from the past, too. If anyone wants to send me email, especially if any of the information
on this chart is not correct or if you know of additional information that should be
included, please send me email by clicking on my name: Paul
M. Bessel
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"the", and similar words. When a review or indication of text is underlined and
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Bro. R. Michael Wilson of Moreno Valley, California, has
sent me a file in which he listed and provided short abstracts for hundreds of
Masonic books, in the hope that his list and this one can be combined. Bro.
Wilson's list is included at the bottom of this page, and as time permits I will
combine his list into the appropriate alphabetical place in this web page. If
you want to go directly to Bro. Wilson's list, click on his name: Wilson
Note that Bro. Wilson's list is alphabetical by authors' last names, while the
books immediately below are listed alphabetically by the first major word in the
title.
For those who would like suggested reading lists for Masons, you can
find two excellent lists prepared by Masonic Librarians at the following
locations:
If you want to go quickly to reviews of books with titles beginning with a particular
letter, click on that letter below.
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The A.B.C. of Freemasonry, by Delmar D. Darrah
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
A.E. Waite: Magician of Many Parts, by R.A. Gilbert
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, August 1988
Albert Pike, by Fred W. Allsopp (1928)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Learn what made
this ‘best loved of all Freemasons’ the remarkable man he was.
Albert Pike: The Man Beyond the Monument, by Jim Tresner
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1996
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1996
Alberta Workshop: A Collection of the theme Talks from the First 25 Years of the
Masonic Spring Workshop Held in Banff, Alberta, edited by M.P. Dunford, W.J. Collett, and
J. McKecknie
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
The All Seeing Eye, by William A.M. Grant
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
The American Passion Play, by Louis L. Williams
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
The American Revolution and the Craft
information on the
Internet about this book
Amoy - The Port and the Lodge, by Christopher Haffner
review by Tom Fripp in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1979
Ancient and Accepted, by John Mandleberg
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1995
Ancient and Early Medieval Historical Characters in Freemasonry, by John H. Van
Gorden
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1996
Ancient Constitutional Charges of the Gild Freemasons, by John Yarker
(1909)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: In addition to the constitutions, compares gild charges
with York Freemasonry.
Ancient Masonry: Mark Master Mason, by C.C. Zain (Church of Light, Los
Angeles, CA; 1939)
Ancient Wisdom and Secret Sects, Time-Life Books
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
"And the Greatest of These is Charity:" The Development of Masonic Charity
(The Prestonian Lecture for 1993), by J.M. Hamill
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1995
Anderson's Constitutions
text of this book on the Internet
http://tracingboard.com/1723_constitutions.htm
Anderson's Constitutions of 1723
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, August 1965
Anderson's Constitutions of 1738
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, October 1965
Annotated Book of the Lodge, by Norman D. Peterson
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1991
Anti-Masonic Convention for the United States (2nd) – 1832
The Anti-Masonic Party: a Study of Political
Anti-Masonry on the United States, 1827-1840, by Charles McCarthy (Washington, DC; 1903)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
The best source on the political phase of this subject.
The Anti-Masonic Party in the United States, 1826-1843, by William P. Vaughn
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1983
Anti-Masonic Republican Convention for Massachusetts for 1832, 1833, and 1834
3 volumes
Anti-Masonry, by Alphonse Cerza
review in The Philalethes, February 1963
Anti-Semitism and the Babylonian Connection, by Des Griffin
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1996
The Antiquities of Freemasonry, by Rev. George D. Oliver (1823)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Places Masonry on tenable ground as a science. A complete system of the
religious philosophy of Masonry based upon the five Grand Periods of Masonry.
Apology for the Order of Freemasons (1745)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: An able
though dispassionate answer to the charges which, even at that early period, had
been preferred against the Order.
The Arcane Schools: a Review of Their Origin and Antiquity; With a General
History of Freemasonry, and Its Relation to the Theosophic, Scientific and
Philosophic Mysteries, by John Yarker
(1909)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: An attempt to
trace the derivation of Freemasonry from ancient theological, scientific, and
philosophical mysteries.
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, December 1965
Architects of Freedom (video)
review by Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, June 1999
The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry, by James Stevens Curl
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
The allegories that veil Freemasonry and the symbols that illustrate it are
drawn from the lore of Architecture and building. 190 color plates.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
review by John M. Hamill in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
Artifacts and Gadgets, by H. Wallace Reid
review by Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1997
http://srjarchives.tripod.com/1997-09/Tressep.htm
As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen
Bro. Wilson's abstract: vestpocket size, 80
pages.
Aspects of Freemasonry in Modern Mexico, by Thomas B. Davies published in 1976
review by Frederick Symth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
At Refreshment, by Stewart M.L. Pollard
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1992
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1988
Authentics of Fundamental Law for Scottish Rite Masonry, by Henry B. Clausen
review by A.C.F. Jackson in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1978
The Autobiography of Henry Fowle of Boston (1766-1837), edited by David H. Kilmer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
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Befriend and Relieve Every Brother: Freemasonry During Wartime, by Richard Eugene
Shields, Jr.
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1995
The Beginnings of Freemasonry in America, by Melvin M. Johnson
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1984
Behind the Wire, by Keith Flynn
review by F.E. Poke on the
Internet, 28 Dec 1998
Beneath the Stone: The Story of Masonic Secrecy
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1993
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1993
Benjamin Franklin: A Biography, by Ronald W. Clark
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1985
Benjamin Franklin as a Free Mason, by Julius F. Sachse (New Era Printing
Co.; Lancaster, PA; 1906)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Wisdom, truth and beauty are
measurably realized in this admirable sketch of one of America’s most famous
Masons.
Benjamin Franklin’s Account with the "Lodge of
Masons" 1731-1737 as Founded Upon the Pages of His Daily Journal, by Julius
F. Sachse
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Proof that Franklin performed printing services for his Masonic brethren and
printed the Book of Constitution – the first Masonic publication in the
Western world.
Bespangled, Painted, and Embroidered: Decorated Masonic Aprons in America,
1790-1850, by Barbara Franco
review by Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1997
http://srjarchives.tripod.com/1997-09/Tressep.htm
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1981
Beyond the Craft, by Keith B. Jackson
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Various Masonic
Orders at work in England today. Degree comparison chart for England, U.S.A.,
Scotland, and Ireland.
Beyond the Pillars - More Light on Freemasonry
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1980
review by C.N. Batham in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1973
The Bible, The Great Source of Masonic Secrets
and Observations, by Rev. George D. Oliver
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Shows the large place occupied by the
Great Light in the symbolism, ritual, and teachings as well as the literature of
the Order.
Biblical Characters in Freemasonry, by John H. Van Gorden
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1984
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1981
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1980
A Bibliography of Anti-Masonry
review in The Philalethes, June 1965
Black Athena, by John M. Bernal
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
Book of Oaths and Penalties, by Avery Allyn (Philadelphia, PA; 1831)
The Book of the Words: Sephir H'Debarim, by Albert Pike, (1879; intro. by Art
deHoyos, 1999)
review by The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1, page 22
Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry, by John J. Robinson
review on the Internet
review by John M. Hamill in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1990
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1990
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1990
The Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Book That Breaks Masonic Silence, by Richard P. Thorn
review on the Internet
review by Charles S. Guthrie in The Philalethes, August 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1994
A Bridge to Light, by Rex R. Hutchens
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1989
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1989
A Brief Inquiry into the Origin and Principles of Free Masonry, by Simon Greenleaf
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1985
The Broken Seal; or Reminiscences of the Morgan
Abduction and Murder, by Samuel D. Greene
(Boston, MA;1870)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Greene claimed
Morgan to be a member of his Lodge – Batavia Lodge m
433. Greene was a member briefly but Morgan was not.
Brother Truman: The Masonic Life and Philosophy of Harry S. Truman, by Allen E.
Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1996
The Brotherhood: The Secret World of the Freemasons, by Stephen Knight
(Dorset Press; New York, NY; 1986)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Purports to remove the ‘secret
veil’ which cloaks Freemasonry and give the reader the opportunity to
objectively investigate the Fraternity.
excerpts from this book on the
Internet
review on the Internet, with further
links
Brotherhood in Action! The Story of the Virginia Craftsmen 1962-1994, by Allen E.
Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1995
Brotherhood in Chivalry 1791-1991, by Frederick Smyth
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1992
The Builders, by Joseph Fort Newton
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
C
California's First Century of Scottish Rite Masonry, by Arthur R. Anderson
and Leon O. Whitsell
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1964
A Candid Disquisition, by Wellins Calcott, introduction by Wallace McLeod
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1990
The Case Collection: Biographies of Masonic Notables, by James R. Case
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1985
Catalogue of Books on the Masonic Institution in Public
Libraries in Twenty-eight States of the Union ..., by Henry Gassett (Boston, MA; 1852)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Lists book he collected and redistributed to libraries. Includes an alleged
history of atrocities perpetrated by Freemasons and a list of anti-Masons who
signed the Declaration of Independence.
Cathedral - The Story of Its Construction, by David Macaulay (published in 1974)
review by George Draffen in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Cathedrals: Stone Upon Stone, by Brigitte Gandiol-Coppin
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1990
Centenary: The First Hundred Years of English Freemasonry in the Transvaal,
1878-1978, by Paul H. Butterfield
review by A.C.F. Jackson in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1978
A Century of the Applied Masonic Degrees, by H.H.C. Prestige
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1978
Chains of Empire, by P.J. Rich
review by Wallace McLeod in The Philalethes, August 1993
Character, Claims and Practical Workings of Freemasonry, by Charles G.
Finney
(Cincinnati, OH; 1869)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Described as "the last feeble
attempt to keep alive the Anti-Masonic feud of the 1830s".
The Christian and the Craft, by Warren W. Portor
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1994
Christianity and American Freemasonry, by William J. Whalen
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1959
Circle of Intrigue: The Hidden Inner Circle of the Global Illuminati Conspiracy, by
Texe Marrs
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1996
The Clergy and the Craft, by the Rev. Dr. Forrest D. Haggard
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Deals
with the relationship between Freemasonry, Religion and the Churches.
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
The Cloud of Prejudice: A Study in Anti-Masonry, by Art deHoyos
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1993
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1993
Coil’s Masonic Encyclopedia, by Henry Wilson Coil, revised by Allen E. Roberts,
published 1996
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1996
Coil's Masonic Encyclopedia, by Henry Wilson Coil, published 1961
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, December 1965
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1961
The Collected Prestonian Lectures 1975-1987, Volume III, Neville B. Cryer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1988
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1988
The Collected Prestonian Lectures 1988-1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
The Collected Prestonian Lectures 1961-1974, Volume 2
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1984
Colonial Freemasonry, edited by Lewis C. "West" Cook (Transactions of
the Missouri Lodge of Research, Volume No. 30, 1973-4)
review by F.W. Seal-Coon in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
A Comprehensive Dictionary of Freemasonry, by Ernest Beha
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1963
A Concise Dictionary of Cults & Religions, by William Watson
review on the Internet
A Concise History of Freemasonry in St. Lawrence District, by J. Max Laushway and
Howard Warren
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1988
Conrad Hahn: Connecticut Freemason
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1982
Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where it Comes From, by Daniel
Pipes published in 1997
review by Paul M. Bessel on the
Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1998
The Constitutions of St. John's Lodge: A Facsimile Reprint of the Tho: Carmick Ms.,
A.D. 1727, edited by Robin L. Carr
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1995
The Constitutions of the Free-Masons (reprint of Anderson's book by Benjamin
Franklin), published in 1971
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1971
Conversations on Freemasonry, by Henry W. Coil
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1980
Cornerstones of Freedom, by S. Brent Morris
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1994
The Cosmic Lodge, by Ralston James
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1982
The Courts and Freemasonry, by Alphonse Cerza
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1991
The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry, by John M. Hamill
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1996
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
The Craft and Its Symbols, by Allen E. Roberts published in 1974
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Will Read in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
The Craft in the East, by Christopher Haffner (published in 1977)
review by Tom Fripp in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
The Cryptic Rite in Virginia, by William Moseley Brown, published in
1958
review in The Philalethes, August 1958
D
The Dark Side of Freemasonry, by Ed Decker
review on the Internet (apparently in
process)
Darkness Visible, by Walton Hannah (London; 1952)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Largely a rehashing of the old arguments against Freemasonry and revelation of
Ritual.
Dateline 1765: Michigan Masonry, by J. Fairbain Smith
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1980
David vs. [and] Goliath, by David S. Julian, published in 1998
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1999
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1999
review on the Internet
The Deadly Deception, by Jim Shaw and Tom McKenney
review on the Internet
review on the Internet, with further
links
Designs Upon the Trestleboard, by Arthur R. Herrmann
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1980
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1995
A Dictionary of Freemasonry: A Compendium of Masonic History, Symbolism, Rituals,
Literature, and Myth, by Robert Macoy
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
Discourses on Freemasonry..., by Thaddeus M. Harris (MA; 1801)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Illustrates the Principles, displaying the Tendency and vindicating the Design
of Freemasonry. An admirable compound of Masonic duties and obligations and
defense of the objections to Freemasonry.
A Documentary Notebook of the Latin Craft, by Norman D. Peterson published in
1975
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
Downfall of Freemasonry ..., by Jonathan Punkin (1838)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Satire on Joseph Rittner, prominent anti-Mason twice defeated for Governor of
Pennsylvania before winning election to that office.
Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades, by John J. Robinson
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1992
E
Early Freemasonry in Pennsylvania, by Henry S. Borneman
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1981
The Early French Exposures, 1737-1751, edited by Harry Carr published in 1971
review by P.R. James in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1970
The Early Masonic Catechisms, by Douglas Knoop, G.P. Jones, and Douglas Hamer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1995
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1964
Early Masonic Pamphlets, by Douglas Knoop & G. P. Jones, D. Hamer
(1945)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Pamphlets as well as newspaper articles from 1638 to
1735 and extracts of contemporary works which throw light on Freemasonry of the
period.
Education and Masonry in Texas to 1846, by James David Carter
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1964
Education and Masonry in Texas 1846 to 1861, by James David Carter
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, April 1965
Egypt the Cradle of Ancient Masonry, by Norman F. de Clifford (1902)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
History of Egypt with a comprehensive account of the Antiquity of Masonry.
Emergence of the Mystical, by Henry C. Clausen
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1981
Empower The People - A 7-Step Plan to Overthrow the Conspiracy That Is Stealing Your
Money and Freedom, by Tony Brown
review on the Internet
Emulation - A Ritual to Remember, by Colin F.W. Dwyer
review by T.O. Haunch in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1973
An Encyclopedia of Freemasonry: Vol I A-M, Vol II
M-Z & Vol I A-Lec, Vol II Lec-Z, by Albert G. Mackey, MD
(Masonic History Co; New York,
NY; 1917, 1929) 2 volumes
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Comprises the whole
range of Arts, Sciences and Literature as connected with the Institution of
Freemasonry. A handy reference for any Masonic question that might arise.
Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical
Philosophy, being an interpretation of the secret teachings concealed within the rituals,
allegories, and mysteries of all ages, by Manly P. Hall published in 1928
review in The Builder, February 1929
English Masonic Exposures 1760-1769, by A.C.F. Jackson
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, February 1987
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
English Speaking Freemasonry, by Sir Alfred Robbins (1930)
Abstract:
Graphic and fascinating story of the rise and world-wide spread of
English-speaking Freemasonry.
The Ensigns of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, by Harry Mendoza
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1989
Esoteric Freemasonry, Isaac Maier
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Essays and
Lectures expounding upon the deeper meaning of Freemasonry f rom the early 1900s.
The Essential Oneness of all Secret Combinations, by Rev. John Levington
(Syracuse, NY; 1890)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Condemnation of Freemasonry for not being
‘purely’ Christian.
Everything is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-ups, by Robert Anton
Wilson (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Spring 1999
review by
Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, January 1999
The Evolution of Freemasonry, by Delmar Duane Darrah
Examining Masonry, edited by Kent Henderson and Graeme Love (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Spring 1999
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1999
The Exemplar: Guide to a Mason's Actions, by William A. Carpenter
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1996
F
Facts, Fables and Fantasies of Freemasonry, by William Adrian Brown
review by Andreas C. Rizopoulos in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1993
Facts for Freemasons, by Harold V.B. Voorhis
review in The Philalethes, February, 1955
Fictions of Freemasonry: Freemasonry and the German Novel, by Scott Abbott
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
First American Born: The Life of Bro. Jonathan Belcher
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1993
The Folger Manuscript: The Cryptoanalysis of an American Masonic Manuscript, by S.
Brent Morris
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1993
Forgotten Ladies, by Richardson Wright (Philadelphia, PA; 1928)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Concise account of the Morgan affair and the anti-Masonic excitement.
Forward Freemasonry, Volumes 1 and 2, by Allan E. Iding
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1997
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1997
Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco, published in 1989
http://www.2think.org/fp.shtml
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/2800/eco.html
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/5999/index2.html
http://www.strangewords.com/archive/eco.html
http://webpages.ursinus.edu/rrichter/ecouone.html
http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/eos/users/m/mcmesser/www/eco.html/
http://www.themodernword.com/eco/
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/books/n15761_1.htm?authorid=7694
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0345368754/104-3656053-3087944
Franklin, the Apostle of Modern Times, by Bernard Fay
review on the Internet
Fraternally Yours: A Decade of Collecting, by Barbara Franco
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1997
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1996
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4, AF&AM: George Washington's Mother Lodge,
by William Moseley Brown
review in The Philalethes, December 1958
The Freemason at Work, by Harry Carr, 7th edition revised by Frederick Smyth
(1976)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 2000, vol. 20, vol. 2,
page 53
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1995
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1981
Freemason’s Guide and Compendium, by Bernard Jones
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Learn the exact nature of Freemasonry’s claim to having a history going back
to ancient days and an honest view of the emergence of Speculative Masonry and
its growth.
The Freemason's Monitor, 1797, by Thomas Smith Webb, facsimile, foreword by Allen E.
Roberts
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1997
Freemasonry, by Jack Harris
review on the Internet
review on the Internet, with further
links
Freemasonry: A Celebration of the Craft, edited by John Hamill, and Robert Gilbert
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1993
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1992
Freemasonry: A Journal Through Ritual and Symbol, by Kirk MacNulty
(Thames & Hudson, Ltd.; London; 1991)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Begins with middle
ages, tracing in print and lavish color the renowned meaning of loyalty,
friendship, brotherly love, and the opportunity for a Christian membership and
Community; 133 illustrations.
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1993
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1992
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
Freemasonry: A Sleeping Giant, by Charles Van Cott
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1959
Freemasonry and American Culture 1880-1930, by Lynn Dumenil
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1986
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1985
Freemasonry and the American Indian
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1985
Freemasonry and Democracy: Its Evolution in North America, by Allen E. Roberts and
Wallace McLeod
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Two stories tracing the development of Democracy in the United States. and
Canada and the role Freemasonry played.
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1997
Freemasonry and the Force, by William H. Stemper, Jr.
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1984
Freemasonry and Its Image of Man: A Philosophical Investigation, by Giuliano Di
Bernardo
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1991
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1990
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1989
Freemasonry and Judaism - Secret Powers Behind Revolution, by Vicomte Leon de
Poncins
review on the Internet, apparently in
process
Freemasonry and Nauvoo, by Robin L. Carr
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1990
Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church, by H.L. Haywood
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1960
Freemasonry at Its Hour of Choice, by Alec Mellor
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1965
Freemasonry at the Top, by John E. Beaumont
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1996
Freemasonry for Beginners - and Other, by A.L. Philips
review by Roy A. Wells in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1974
Freemasonry From the Great Pyramid of Ancient Times, by Thomas Holland
(1885)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Presents the plan of the Great Pyramid and develops its
relationship to Freemasonry.
Freemasonry in American Courts, by W. Irvine Weist, published in 1958
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1959
review in The Philalethes, December 1958
Freemasonry in American History, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1985
Freemasonry in Iowa: An Historical Narrative, by Keith Arrington
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, November 1989
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1989
Freemasonry in London from 1785, by Roy A. Wells
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1985
Freemasonry in the Making of A Nation, by Gregory Lucy
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1963
Freemasonry in the Thirteen Colonies, by J. Hugo Tatsch
FreeMasonry in the 21st Century, by Don Bradley
review on the Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1996
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1996
Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians, by Manly P. Hall
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Attempts to unravel the Masonic mysteries of Egypt. Includes a drama – The
Initiation of Plato – and an interpretation of CRATA REPOA.
Freemasonry Revealed, by Reynold S. Davenport
text of this book on the
Internet
Freemasonry Through Six Centuries, by Henry W. Coil 2 volumes (Macoy)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
History includes theories of the origin of the Society including the various
guilds and operative craft through the political revolutions in France and
America that had a pronounced effect on Masonry. Many old records verbatim.
Freemasonry Universal: A New Guide to the Masonic World
Volume I - The Americas
Volume 2 - Africa, Europe, Asia & Oceania
by Kent Henderson & Tony Pope
review by David Beagley in Freemasonry
Victoria, May 2000
Freemasonry Universal: A New Guide to the Masonic World, Volume 1: The Americas, by Kent Henderson and Tony Pope
(1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1999, vol. 19, no. 10,
pages 315-316
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1999
The Freemasons, by Eugen Lennhoff
review by Norman Leeper on
the Southern California Research Lodge internet site
review by J. Hamill in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1978
Freemasons at Gettysburg, by Sheldon A. Munn
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1997
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1993
Freemasons at the First Inauguration of George Washington, by James R.
Case
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes August 1964
Freemasons' Guide and Compendium, by Bernard E. Jones (revised,
1956)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 2000, vol. 20, no. 2,
pages 53-54
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1960
Freemasons of Many Nations, by Gregory R. Lucy
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1964
Freemasons' Royal Arch Guide, by E.E. Ogilvie
review by C.N. Batham in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1978
Freemen and Freemasons: A Masonic Reader, by James W. Beless
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1997
From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives, by Robert Fulghum
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, June 1998
From Operative to Speculative, by William Moseley Brown
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1996
From the Canon's Mouth, by Richard Tydeman (1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
pages 25-26
From Whence Came You, by Morton Deutsch, published in 1958
review in The Philalethes, August 1958
Frontier Cornerstone: The Story of Freemasonry in Ohio, 1790-1980, by Allen E.
Roberts
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1981
Fundamentalism & Freemasonry, by Gary Leazer
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1995
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1995
G
G. Washington: Master Mason
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
General Albert Pike, by Fred W. Allsopp (1928)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: The
story of the man who revitalized the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and
brought it from obscurity to prominence.
George Washington in New York, by Allan Boudreau and Alexander Bleimann
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1991
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1991
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, by William A. Brown
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1980
A Glossary to Morals and Dogma, by Rex R. Hutchens
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
The Golden Bough: The Roots of Religion and Folklore, by James G. Frazer
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, December 1998
review by Alponse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1962
The Grand Design: Selected Masonic Addresses and Papers, by Wallace McLeod
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1991
review by Robert Gilbert in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
The Grand Lodge of England According to the Old Constitutions, by Cyril N. Batham
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1981
The Grand Lodge of Georgia, F&AM, 1786-1980, by William H. Rosier and Fred L.
Pearson, Jr.
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1984
The Great Message
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1961
The Greatest of These: Quotations on Fundamental Truths of Charity, by Woodrow W.
Morris
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
The Grip of Freemasonry, by Christopher Gotch
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1990
Guild Masonry in the Making, by Charles H. Merz (1918)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Discussion of ancient Guild Masonry and of the Operative Masons’ Guild of the
present time, with many suggestions as to the connection between Operative and
Speculative Masonry.
H
The Hailing Sign, by Steven Fink
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1988
Harry Carr's World of Freemasonry
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1984
Heredom volume 6 (1998), edited by S. Brent Morris published in 1999
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1999
The Hermetic Museum: Alchemy and Mysticism, by Alexander Roob published in 1997
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
Hermeticism and the Renaissance, by Ingrid Merkel
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1988
The Hero With a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, June 1998
Hi, Dad!, by Herbert E. Duncan
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
The Hiram Key, by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas
webpage
of links about this book and its authors
review on the Internet
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1997
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1997
review by N.B. Cryer in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1996
The Hiramic Legend and Its Islamic Origins, by Eduardo O. Phillips
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1982
An Historical Account of Jamaican Freemasonry, by F.W. Seal-Coon published in
1976
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
History of Freemasonry, by H.L. Haywood and James E. Craig
History of Freemasonry, by Alexander Lawrie (Edinburgh; 1804)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
One of the best histories on the origin of Masonry.
History of Freemasonry in Michigan, by James Fairbairn Smith and Charles Fey
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1963
The History of Freemasonry in Virginia, by Richard A. Rutyna and Peter C. Stewart,
published in 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1999, vol. 19, no. 12,
pages 375-376
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1999
History of Freemasonry Throughout the World, by Robert Freke Gould
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, December 1965
History of the Grand Lodge of AF&AM of Delaware, by Charles E. Green,
published in 1956
review in The Philalethes, June 1957
History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio, 1848-1960, by
Charles H. Wesley, published 1961
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1961
A History of Royal Arch Masonry, by Everett R. Turnbull and Ray V. Denslow
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1993
A History of Royal Arch Masonry, Volume IV, edited by James M. Williams
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
A History of Secret Societies, by Arkon Daraul
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1964
History of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia, by John T. Marshall
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
History of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, 1951-75
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1980
A History of The Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free
and Accepted Masons (New Jersey), published 1962
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1962
The History of the Royal Arch, by Ray V. Denslow
review in The Philalethes, December 1956
History of the Shrine, by Joseph A. Walkes, Jr.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
History of the Supreme Council, 33rd degree, by R. Baker Harris
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, December 1964
A History of The Supreme Council, 33rd degree, of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, by
George A. Newbury and Louis L. Williams
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1997
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, August 1987
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1987
History of the United Supreme Council, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall
Affiliation, Northern Jurisdiction, U.S.A., Inc., 1881-1998, by Joseph A. Walkes, Jr.
(1998)
review by
Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, January 2000
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1999, vol. 19, no.
11, pages 348-349
The Holy Bible (York Rite Edition), compiled by Luther E. Lee (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1999, vol. 19, no. 11,
page 348
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh
review on the Internet
Hoodwink, by Dominic Torr
review by D.M. Kalman in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1997
House Reunited: Civil War - Aftermath - Brotherhood, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1997
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1996
House Undivided: The Story of Freemasonry and the Civil War, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1964
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1962
Huts and Sheds: The Journey of Freemasonry from Western Europe to the Republic of
Texas, by Howard R. Stewart
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1998
I
I Just Didn't Know That, by Neville Barker Cryer (1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
pages 20-21
I Left the Lodge, by Dale A. Byers
review on the Internet, apparently in
process
Illinois Scottish Rite Deputies, compiled by George E. Burow
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1981
Illustrations of Freemasonry, by William Preston originally published
in 1772
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Digested history of the origin of the Order in England to the year 1820.
Includes first-hand observations of the contest between the Lodge of Antiquity
and the Grand Lodge of England.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1988
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, October 1965
Illustrations of Masonry, by One of the Fraternity Who
Has Devoted Thirty Years to the Subject, by William Morgan (Batavia, NY; 1826)
In Search of the Masters: Behind the Occult Myth, by Paul Johnson
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
Inside the Brotherhood, by Martin Short
excerpts from this book on the
Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
Of the Institute of the True Free Masons, by Isadore Bianchi
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1980
The International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders, by Alan
Axelrod
review by William D. Moore in Gnosis, volume 47, Spring 1998, pages 70-71
Introduction to Freemasonry, by H.L. Haywood
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1982
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1981
Investigation into the Cause of the Hostility of the
Church of Rome to Freemasonry, by A.F.A. Woodford (1875)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Includes an inquiry
into Freemasonry as it was and is, with criticism as to how far the Order
fulfills its functions.
Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? The Methods of Anti-Masons (Second
Edition, Revised), by Art deHoyos and S. Brent Morris (1997)
text of this book on the Internet
review on the Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Spring 1999
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, July 1997
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1994
J
Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Climb in Freemasonry, by Aubrey S. Jacobs
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1997
Jeremy Ladd Cross: Renowned Author and Lecturer, by James R. Case,
published in 1958
review in The Philalethes, June 1958
Jews and Freemasons in Europe, 1723-1939, by Jacob Katz
review by Harry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1970
Jews and Masonry in the United States Before 1810, by Samuel Oppenheim
(1910)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Names several hundred Jewish brethren and describes the
part played by them in the formative years of the Republic.
K
Kentucky Freemasonry 1788-1978: The Grand Lodge and the Men Who Made It, by Charles
S. Guthrie
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1992
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1982
Key to Freemasonry's Growth, by Allen E. Roberts
review on the Internet
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1996
King Solomon's Temple in the Masonic Tradition, by Alex Horne published in 1972
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1982
review by Roy A. Wells in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1971
Knight Masons: A History, by Otis V. Jones
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1980
The Knights Templar and their Myth, by Peter Partner, (1990)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1999, vol. 19, no. 12,
pages 372-373
L
The Labyrinth of the Grail, by William F. Mann (1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
pages 22-24
Landmarks of Freemasonry, by Silas H. Sheperd (1924)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Discusses how landmarks – judicial and moral laws – bind Masons together for
the benefit of the human race.
The Last Full Measure of Devotion, by J. Doby
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1997
Lead Us Not Into Temptation, by Jason Berry
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
Lectures of a Chapter, Senate & Council, by John Yarker, Jr.
[translated from French] (John Hogg; London; 1882)
Lessing's Masonic Dialogues: A Facsimile Reprint, edited by Robert L. Carr
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1992
Let There Be Light: A History of Freemasonry in Louisiana 1763-1989, H. Glenn Jordan
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1992
Letters on Freemasonry, with an Appendix, by John G. Stearn (Utica, NY;
1860)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Showing that Freemasonry was responsible for the
abduction of Morgan; includes extracts from renunciations.
Letters on the Entered Apprentice’s Oath, by John Quincy Adams (The
Young Men’s Anti-Masonic Association for the Diffusion of Truth; Boston, MA;
1832)
Letters on the Masonic Institution, by John Quincy Adams (T.R.Marvin;
Boston, MA: 1847)
Bro. Bessel's abstract: Former President J.Q. Adams wrote a series of letters in
which he criticized various aspects of Freemasonry during the antimasonic period
of American history. Some of Adams' letters go overboard in their attacks on
Freemasonry, but some of his criticisms might still be considered seriously by
people today and are worthy of consideration by Masons as to how we might
respond to them.
The Level Club: A New York City Story of the Twenties: Splendor, Decadence, and
Resurgence of a Monument to Human Ambition, by Bruno Beruccioli
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1993
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
The Life and Times of J. S. Murrow: Baptist Missionary, Confederate Indian Agent,
Indian Educator, and the Father of Freemasonry in Indian Territory, by Raymond L. Holcomb
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1997
A Life of Albert Pike, by Walter Lee Brown
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Philalethes, February 1998
Life Story of Albert Pike, by Fred W. Allsopp
Light After Darkness, by Chief Ranami Abah
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Examines why men
become Freemasons and what makes the order so attractive to such a wide social
and religious membership. View of symbols, ornaments, allegories and ceremonies.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1995
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1994
The Lighter Side of Masonry, compiled by Stewart M.L. Pollard
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1983
The Lights and Shadows of Freemasonry. Consisting of Masonic Tales, Songs, and
Sketches, Never Before Published, by Rob Morris
text of this
book on the Internet
Living the Enlightenment: Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Europe, by
Margaret C. Jacob, published in 1991
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1994
The Lodge at Fredericksburgh, compiled by Ronald E. Heaton and James R. Case,
published in 1975
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
The Lodge in Friendship Village - and Other Stories, by P.W. George
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, August 1988
A Lodge of Friendship: Niagara Lodge, 1792-1992, by Colin K. Duquemin
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1992
Lodge of the Double-Headed Eagle: Two Centuries of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in
America's Southern Jurisdiction, by William L. Fox
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Philalethes, February 1998
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1997
Lodge Mother Kilwinning No. 0
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, April 1961
A Long Line of Plumed Knights: The Kentucky Knights Templar, 1819-1992, by Charles
S. Guthrie
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1995
The Lost Ashlar by Archibald H. Allen (Macoy)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: One-act
play depicting an early attempt to form a brotherhood of man.
The Lost Word: Its Hidden Meaning, by George H. Steinmetz (Macoy)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
A correlation of the allegory and symbolism of the Bible with that of
Freemasonry and an exposition of the Secret Doctrine.
Lux e Tenebris: Transactions of Lux e Tenebris Chapter of the Phylaxis Society,
edited Robert L. Uzzel
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1998
M
Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry (revised edition with supplement by Harry L.
Haywood)
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, October 1965
review by L.E. W. in The Philalethes, October-November, 1949
Mackey's History of Freemasonry
Mackey’s Revised History of Freemasonry, by Robert I. Clegg
(The
Masonic History Co.; New York, NY; 1922) / 7 volumes
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Clear, complete, compact, thoroughly revised, enlarged and brought up to date
[1921]. An invaluable resource for libraries and students.
The Magic Flute: Masonic Opera, by Jacques Chailley published in 1972
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1971
Magic Flute Unveiled, by Jacques Chailley
review by Ellen P.
Randolph, February
1, 1999
Making a Mason at Sight, by Louis L. Williams
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1984
The Making of a Mason, by George Draffen
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1980
The Man Who Would Be King, and Without Benefit of Clergy, by Rudyard Kipling
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
Masonic After Dinner Speaking, by Laurence Ager
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Many
examples of speeches covering a wide variety of Masonic occasions which help the
reader to develop his talents and increase his confidence.
Masonic Almanacs and Anti-Masonic Almanacs 1860-1930, by Plez A. Trensou
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
Masonic Americana
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1974
Masonic Articles I Have Written, by C. Clark Julius
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
Masonic Bible (Gilbert Publishing Company)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1990
A Masonic Bible (1975 edition, Oxford University Press
review by N. Barker Cryer in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Masonic Challenges, by Kent Henderson and Graeme Love
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1993
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1996
Masonic Charges and Lectures, by John Yarker
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Anthology
of charges and lectures collated from Masonic rituals.
Masonic Chronology in Context, by Leon Zeldis
Bro. Wilson extract: Historic
Masonic Time-table of persons and events
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1994
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1993
Masonic Contemplations: Transactions of the Lodge of Research No. 218, volume l7,
edited by Kent Henderson and Graeme Love
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1994
Masonic Edition of the Hertel Bible
review by L.E. W. in The Philalethes, June-July, 1950
The Masonic Essays of H.L. Haywood
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1964
Masonic Facts and Fictions, by Henry Sadler
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
The Masonic Fraternity --- Its Character, Customs, Ideals and Traditions, by
Ray V. Denslow
review in The Philalethes, August 1955
Masonic Gleanings, by Robert G. Cole
review in The Philalethes, December 1956
The Masonic Grand Masters of Australia, by Kent Henderson
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1997
A Masonic Guide for the Empire State, by Richard H. Brown
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1982
The Masonic Harp: A Collection of Masonic Odes, Hymns, Songs, &c. for the Public and Private Ceremonies and
Festivals of the Fraternity, by George Wingate Chase, [1858]. Masonic Book Club Publications 29
(1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1999, vol. 19, no. 12,
pages 374-375
Masonic Information, Please, by Alphonse Cerza
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Answers
to questions most frequently asked by the Brethren.
Masonic Inspirations: Transactions of the Victorian Lodge of Research No. 218,
volume 8, 1994, edited by Kent Henderson and Graeme Love
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1995
Masonic Jurisprudence, by John T. Lawrence (1908)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Series of digests with explanatory notes and references to the important appeals
determined by the Grand Lodge of England since 1867. Excellent for comparison
with American practice.
The Masonic Ladder, by John Sherer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1998
Masonic Leadership
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1980
Masonic Legends and Traditions, by Dudley Wright (1921)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
A treatment of the Craft legends as found in the "Old charges" and
ritual.
Masonic Lifeline: Leadership, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1993
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1992
Masonic Light on the Abduction and Murder of William
Morgan, by P.C. Huntington
(M. W. Hazen Co.; New York, NY; 1886)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Readable
account of the ‘Morgan Affair’ of 1826 when the charge was made that Morgan
had been abducted and killed for the alleged betrayal of Masonic ‘secrets’.
The Masonic Manual, a Pocket Companion for the Initiated, by Albert G. Mackey
text of this
book on the Internet
A Masonic Melange by Edward D. Wells
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1960
Masonic Membership of the General Officers of the Continental Army, by Ronald
E. Heaton, published 1960
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1961
Masonic Membership of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, by Ronald
E. Heaton, published 1958
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1961
Masonic Membership of Washington's Aides and Military Secretaries, by Ronald E.
Heaton, published 1961
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1961
Masonic Memorabilia, by C. Clark Julius
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1991
Masonic Notes, edited by C.C. Adams (1918)
Masonic Odes, by Alford (1867)
Masonic Odes and Poems, by Rob Morris
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1991
Masonic Panorama: Selected Papers, by Neville B. Cryer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1996
Masonic Perspectives: Collected Papers, by John Hamill
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1992
Masonic Philanthropies, by S. Brent Morris
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, December 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1997
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, November 1997
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1996
Masonic Problems and Queries, by Herbert F. Inman
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1991
A Masonic Reader's Guide, by Alphonse Cerza
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, November 1987
Masonic Research in South Australia, Volume 2, 1990-1995, Tony Pope,
editor
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
pages 24-25
Masonic Rites and Wrongs: An Examination of Freemasonry, by Steven Tsoukalas
review on the Internet
Masonic Speculations: Transactions of the Victorian Lodge of Research, No. 218, 10
(1996), edited by Kent Henderson and Graeme Love
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1998
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, November 1997
Masonic Studies, Thoughts & Queries, by C.H. Van Zyl, published in
1956
review in The Philalethes, August 1958
Masonic Symbols and Their Roots, by Joseph Casla
review by Kevin Tnigay in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1994
Masonic Symbols in the American Decorative Arts
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1981
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, by Alphonse Cerza
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Winter 1998
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1980
The Masonic Thread in Mozart, by Katherine Thomson (published in 1977)
review by John Morehen in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Masonic Trivia and Facts, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1995
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1994
Masonic World Guide, by Kent Henderson
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1985
The Masonic World of Ray V. Denslow, edited by Wes Cook
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1965
Masonology - An Anthology, by George H.T. French
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, November 1988
Masonry Along the Brazos Valley, by George H.T. French
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1988
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, August 1987
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, February 1987
Masonry and Anti-Masonry: A History ..., by Alfred Creigh
(Lippincott,
Grambo & Co.; Philadelphia, PA; 1854)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: A complete history of
Masonry in Pennsylvania from 1772 to 1854 and the many stirring and interesting
events which transpired during the Anti-Masonic excitment from 1828 to 1840.
Describes the action of the Inquisitorial Committee of Pennsylvania; Masonic
correspondence of General Washington; numerous addresses and letters of this
countries most distinguished Masons.
Masonry Defined, by E.R. Johnson (1930)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Information of
practical value and interest on the Scottish and York Rites.
Masonry in Louisiana, by Glenn Lee Green, published in 1962
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1962
Masonry in Nebraska, by George W. Rosenlof, published in 1962
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1962
Masons Along the Rio Bravo, by Joseph E. Bennett
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1997
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1997
The Master Builders: A History of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, volume 1:
1731-1873, volume 2: 1874-1986, volume 3: Grand Masters' biographies, by Wayne R. Huss
review by C.N. Batham in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1994
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1990
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, August 1988
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, February 1987
The Master Mason, by John J. Lanier (1921)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: An
elementary and simple explanation of the philosophy of Masonry. Designed to be
helpful in interpreting the symbols of the Craft. Supplements the lectures of
the three degrees.
Master’s Assistant, by Delmar D. Darrah
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Treatise on
Freemasonry – history, organization, landmarks, laws, rules and precedents.
The Master's Book, by Carl H. Claudy
information on the Internet about this book
Material Culture of the American Freemasons, by John D. Hamilton
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1997
review by William D. Moore, in American Furniture 1996, pages 311-314
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1995
review by Yasha Beresiner in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1995
Mazes and Labyrinths of the World, by Janet Bord published in 1976
review by Henry W. Gillespie in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
The Meaning of Masonry, by Lynn F. Perkins
review on the Internet
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1961
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, December 1960
The Meaning of Masonry, by W.L. Wilmshurst
review by Thomas W. jackson in The Northern Light, May 1999
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1982
The Medal of Honor: The Letter G in Valor, by S. Kenneth Baril
review by Jim Tresner
in The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1999
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1994
Medieval Historical Characters in Freemasonry, by John H. Van Gorden
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1988
A Medley of Masonic Miscellanea, by Edward E. Hedblom
review in The Philalethes, April 1956
Meeting the Challenge: The Lodge Officer at Work (published in 1977)
review by Will Read in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Memoirs of the Lady Freemason, by E. Aldsworth
The Men’s House, by Joseph Fort Newton (Macoy; 1923)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Inspiring writings of patriotic and spiritual appeal to help in meeting the
everyday problems facing human society.
Messages for a Mission, by Henry C. Clausen published in 1977
review by A.C.F. Jackson in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
The Migration of Symbols, by Count Goblet D’Alviella
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1980
Military Masonic Hall of Fame, 1980, Second 100, edited by Robert E. Bassler
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1980
Millennial Cyclopedia of Scottish Rite Blue Masonry, by Norman D.
Peterson (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1999, vol. 19, no. 10,
page 314
Minority of One: A Biography of Jonathan Blanchard, by Clyde S. Kilby,
published in 1959
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, April 1960
Modern Esoteric Spirituality
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1993
Modern Historical Characters in Freemasonry, by John A. Van Gorden
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1985
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
A Modern Mason Examines His Craft, by L.C. Helms
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1982
Morals and Dogma, by Albert Pike
review on the Internet
More About Masonry, by H.L. Haywood
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1960
The Morgan Episode in American History, by Rev. Stanley U. Mock (East
Aurora, NY;1930)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Disconnected and contains many errors.
Mormonism and Freemasonry: The Illinois Episode
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1981
Mormonism and Masonry, S.H. Goodwin (1924)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Substantiates the idea that Mormonism is based upon Freemasonry.
The Most Dangerous Man in America, by Robert Boston
review on the Internet
Mozart: A Life, by Maynard Solomon
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1995
Mozart and Masonry, by Paul Netti
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1991
The Muse and Masonry, by William E. Cullingford, published in 1958
review in The Philalethes, December 1958
Music, Mason, Music, by Joseph E. Bennett
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1992
Mysteries and Antiquity, by John Yarker, Jr.
(E. Wrigley and Sons; Rochdale; 1872)
Mysteries of Freemasonry, by John Fellows (1866)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Exposition of the religious dogmas and customs of the ancient Egyptians showing
their identity with modern Freemasonry.
The Mysteries of Freemasonry (The Morgan Expose), edited by George R.
Crafts
Bro. Wilson's abstract: The only book that contains a revision of the Rite Perfection
(4th - 14th degrees). All the degrees of the Order
conferred in a Master’s Lodge as written by William Morgan.
The Mystic Tie, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1991
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1991
review by C.N. Batham in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1990
The Mystic Tie and Men of Letters, edited by Robin L. Carr
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1995
The Mythic Image, by Joseph Campbell
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, December 1998
The Mythology of the Secret Societies, by J.M. Roberts published in 1972
review by Harry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1972
N
A Narrative of the Anti-Masonic Excitement, 1826-1829, by Henry Brown
(Adams & McLeary; New York, NY; 1829)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Short account of the
history of Masonry in New York up to the commencement of the Anti-Masonic
movement in 1826 followed by a detailed and accurate account of the events
following the presumed abduction and murder of William Morgan.
A New Masonic Bible (The Bible in Freemasonry
review by T.S. Neville in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1975
The New World Order, by Pat Robertson
review on the Internet
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1993
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1992
New York Freemasonry, by Herbert T. singer and Ossian Lang
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
The Newly Made Mason, by Harry L. Haywood
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1960
review by E.B. in The Philalethes, June-July 1948
Norton I, Emperor of the United States
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, February 1987
Not Out of Africa, by Mary Lefkowitz
review by David Greason in Freemasonry Victoria, February 1999
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1997
Notes on the Scientific and Religious Mysteries of Antiquity, by John Yarker
(1872)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Gnosis and secret schools of the middle ages, modern
Rosicrucians, and the various degrees of Freemasonry.
O
The Occult Conspiracy: Secret Societies - Their Influence and Power in World
History, by Michael Howard
review on the Internet
Official History of Freemasonry among the Colored
People of North America, by William H. Grimshaw (1903)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Traces the growth of Masonry
from 1717 to the present including an account of the introduction of Freemasonry
into America, its origin and practice among the ‘Negroes’.
The Old Charges, by Wallace McLeod
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1996
The Old Gothic Constitutions: The Old Charges, by Wallace E. McLeod
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1985
One Hundred Years of Cryptic History
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1961
100 Years of Scottish Rite Masonry in the Valley of Guthrie, 1899–1999, Orient of Oklahoma, by Robert
G. Davis
review by
Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, January 2000
100 Years in the Roanoke Valley (At Pleasants Masonic Lodge), by William T. Watkins
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1989
150+ Ways to Involve Your Lodge with the Family and in the Community, Masonic
Renewal Committee of North America
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1996
The Orders of Saint John: Order of the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem, by Guy S.
Sainty
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century, 1590-1710, by David Stevenson
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1991
review by Christopher Haffner in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
Our Colored Brethren, by Harold V.B. Voorhis
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, December 1960
Our Craft Monitor: Its Origin and Development, by Alex Horne
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1981
Our Masonic Presidents, by L. Randall Rogers
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1999, vol. 19, no.
11, pages 347-348
Our Separated Brethren: The Freemasons, by Alec Mellor
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1965
Outline of the Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Louisiana, by James B. Scot
(1873, reprint 1995)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
P
Parade to Glory, by Fred Vandeventer
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1991
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, June 1965
Paul Revere and Freemasonry, by Edith J. Steblecki
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1987
The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols, by Jean Chevalier & Alain Gheerbrant,
translated by John Buchanan–Brown published in 1996
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
Phi Beta Kappa as a Secret Society with Its Relations to Freemasonry and
Antimasonry, by William T. Hastings
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1965
The Philalethes: 50 Years (CD-ROM disk)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1998
Philosophical History of Freemasonry and other Secret
Societies, by Augustus Arnold (1854)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Presentation of the utility of the most
prominent secret societies showing that they belong to a category of divine
instrumentalities which Providence has employed in various ages for education
and advancement of the human race.
A Pilgrim's Path: Freemasonry and the Religious Right (or :One Man's Road to the
Masonic Temple), by John A. Robinson
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review on the Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1993
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1993
Pillars of Wisdom: The Writings of Albert Pike, by Dr. Rex R. Hutchens
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1996
The Pocket History of Freemasonry, by Fred L. Pick and G. Norman Knight, 8th edition
revised by Frederick Smyth
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 2000, vol. 20, no.
2, page 54
review by John Hamill in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1990
The Poetry of Freemasonry, by Rob Morris (Knight & Leonard,
Printers; 1894)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Best collection of Morris’ poetry in
existence.
Postage Stamps and Freemasonry, by Christopher L. Murphy
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1989
The Presiding Officer, by S. Flory Diehl
Bro. Wilson's abstract: For those
about to become Masters of their Lodges.
Preston's Illustrations of Masonry
review by Harold V.B. Voorhis in The Philalethes, October 1965
Priest and Freemason: The Life of George Oliver, by R.S.E. Sandbach
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1992
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1988
Prince Hall Masonic Quiz Book, by Joseph A. Walkes, Jr.
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1990
Prince Hall Masonry in Ontario, 1852-1933, by Arlie C. Robbins
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
Prince Hall's Mission: The Rise of the Phylaxis Society, by Joseph A. Walkes, Jr.
review by Charles S. Guthrie in The Philalethes, August 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1995
review by R.A. Gilbert in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1995
Pursuit of a Thread, by Lafayette Vest
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1984
Q
The Quest for Light: Selected Masonic Addresses, by Wallace McLeod
review by Thomas M. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1998
review by Nelson King in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1997
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, November 1997
Questions and Answers: The Questions and Answers Dealt With in the Transactions of
the Masters' and Past Masters' Lodge, 2nd edition, edited by R. Hepburn
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1998
R
The Radical Enlightenment: Pantheists, Freemasons and Republicans, by Margaret C.
Jacob review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1982
A Radical in the East, by S. Brent Morris
review by Norman Leeper on the
Southern California Research Lodge internet site
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1996
The Real History of the Rosicrucians, by Arthur E. Waite (1887)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Presents the argument that Freemasonry was derived from the Rosicrucians based
upon facts and documents collected from initiated brethren.
The Real Secret of Freemasonry -- Making Good Men Better, published by the Grand
Lodge of Oregon
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1990
Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons, by Edward Condor (1894)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: History of the worshipful company of Masons in the city
of London.
A Reference Book for Freemasons by Frederick Smyth (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
pages 21-22
Reflections: A Perspective on Brotherhood, by James I. Miller (1999)
review
by Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, July 1999
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1999, vol. 19, no. 11,
pages 346-347
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1999
Regalia of the Grand Lodge Officers, The Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM, by Pete
Martinez
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1998
review by Wallace McLeod in The
Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1998
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The
Northern Light, August 1998
A Register of Grand Lodges Active and Extinct, by George Draffen
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1980
review by Harry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1971
A Register of Supreme Councils Active and Extinct, compiled by George Draffen
published in 1974
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1982
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1974
The Regius Poem
review by Harry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1970
The Religion of Masonry: an Interpretation, by Joseph Fort Newton (Macoy;
1927)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Considered by many the best presentation of the answer to
the question "Is Masonry a Religion or not?".
A Republic for the Ages: The United States Capitol and the Political Culture of the Early Republic
edited by Donald R. Kennon
review
by Jim Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1999
Revolution and Freemasonry, by Bernard Fay
review on the Internet
Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social
Order, 1730-1840, by Steven C. Bullock
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Thomas M. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1996
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1996
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1996
review by William D. Moore in New York History, volume 77, number 3, July 1996, pages
346-348
The Rise and Development of Organised Masonry, 1717-1856, by Roy A. Wells
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1987
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1986
The Rise and Progress of the Royal Arch Degree, by William L. Cummings,
published in 1958
review in The Philalethes, December 1958
A Ritual of Freemasonry, by Avery Allyn (Boston, MA; 1831)
Robert B. Folger's Recollections of a Masonic Veteran, edited by S. Brent Morris
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1996
Robert Burns as a Freemason, by William Harvey (1921)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Biography of Robert Burns with discussion of his Masonic career.
Roman Catholicism and Masonry, by Dudley Wright (London; 1922)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
An account of the papal bulls and the persecution of Masons on the part of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy.
Rose Croix: A History of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales, by
A.C.F. Jackson
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1981
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, September 1980
review by G.S. Draffen in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1979
The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason: Rosicrucianism in Central Europe, by
Christopher McIntosh
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1992
The Royal Arch: Its Hidden Meaning, by George H. Steinmetz
review by L.E.W. in The Philalethes, August-September 1947
Royal Arch Matters, by Robert A.R. Wells
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1984
Royal Blackheath, by Geofflan T. Henderson and David I. Stirk
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1991
The Royal Duke: Angus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), by Mollie Gillen
published in 1976
review by Harry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1976
The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia, by Kenneth R.H. Mackenzie published in 1877
review on the Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1988
The Royal Order of Scotland, by Robert S. Lindsay, edited by A.J.B. Milborne
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1970
The Royal Order of Scotland, by Harold V.B. Voorhis
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, December 1960
The Royal Order of Scotland: The Second Hundred Years, by George Draffen (published
in 1977)
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
S
The Sacking of the Masonic Temple in Jersey by the Nazis in 1941, by Dennis Perrin
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1994
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1993
Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice, by Robert Lawlor, 1982
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, December 1998
Samuel Pritchard's Masonry Dissected, 1730 (a facsimile of the text with an analysis
and commentary by Harry Carr, published in 1977)
review by T.O. Haunch in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Saskatchewan: Laying the Corner Stone, by
(1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 2000, vol. 20, no. 1,
page 24
The Satori and the New Mandarins, by Adrian H. Krieg (1997)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Spring 1999
The Scottish Rite for Scotland, by R.S. Lindsay 1958, photographic reproduction
1978
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
The Scriptual References to the Rose Croix Ritual, by A.C.F. Jackson
review by A.R. Hewitt in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1979
The Search for Leadership, by Allen E. Roberts
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Attempts
to define the deterioration of leadership during the past four decades and
offers solutions for the decline in ambition needed for excellence.
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1988
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, February 1988
The Second Crucifixion, by Archibald H. Allen (Macoy)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: A
three act play showing the struggle to uphold Masonic principles and tenets in a
totalitarian world of the future.
The Second Messiah, by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1997
review by Thomas M. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1997
The Secret Discipline, by Samuel L. Knapp (1833)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
"In it the Secret Discipline of the Church is proved from the same
authority by which the Gospels are established and ... this Secret Discipline is
and was Masonry".
Secret Ritual and Manhood in Victorian America, by Mark C. Carnes
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, November 1991
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
The Secret Rituals of the Adoptive Rite of Freemasonry, by John Yarker
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Complete disclosure of ritual for the twelve original French degrees of
Adoption.
Secret Societies, by David V. Barrett
review by Peter Thornton in Freemasonry Victoria, May 1998
The Secret Teaching of All Ages ..., by Manly P. Hall
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Explores the inner sanctuaries of diverse religions traditions, revealing
unifying themes that lie beneath ancient mythology, philosophy and religion,
bringing light to the arcane teaching held sacred.
Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries, by C.W. Heckethorne (New
York, NY; 1897) / 2 volumes
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Author opposed to secret societies so
volumes are biased.
The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge, by John Ankerberg and John Weldon
review on the Internet, apparently in
process
Secret Texts: The Literature of Secret Societies, edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts and
Hugh Ormsby–Lennon published in 1995
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1998
Seekers of Truth, by Allen E. Roberts
information on the
Internet about this book
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, November 1988
Selected Masonic Essays: A Collection, V. Rajendran
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1992
Serendipity, by Harry Mendoza
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Fall 1997
Sesqui-Centennial History of The Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons, District
of Columbia, 1811-1961, published 1962
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1962
The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of Manila Lodge No. 1, 1901-1976: A History of
Freemasonry in the Philippines, by William C. Councell published in 1976
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1977
Shakespeare Creator of Freemasonry, by Alfred Dodd
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1964
Shedding Light on Leadership, by Allen E. Roberts
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1983
A Short History of Freemasonry to 1730, by Douglas Knoop and G.P. Jones
review by L.E. W. in The Philalethes, October-November, 1949
Short Readings in Masonic History, by J. Hugo Tatsch
Sibelius and His Masonic Music, by Hermine Weigel Williams
review by Wallace McLeod in The Philalethes, June 1999
Sibelius and His Masonic Music: Sounds in `Silence', by Hermine Weigel
Williams (1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1999, vol. 19, no. 10,
pages 314-315
Sibelius's Masonic Music (recording on disc)
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1979
Sixguns and Masons, by Joseph E. Bennett
review on the Internet
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1992
Solomon's Temple and Hiram Abif Revisited, by John Keliher
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, April 1984
Some Ordo, Some Chao, by William N. Woodland
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, May 1990
Some Words and Thoughts Collected from the Writings of R.W. Bro. M.H. Kellerman,
O.B.E., PDGM, UGL of NSW, edited by A.C. Walker
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1998
Sources of Masonic Symbolism, by Alex Horne
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Examines the use of symbols in Freemasonry to teach basic moral truths.
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, August 1998
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1982
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1982
The Southern Baptist Convention and Freemasonry, by James L. Holly
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1993
The Southern Baptist Convention and Freemasonry, Volume 2, by James L. Holly
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1993
Speculative Freemasonry and the Enlightenment: A Study of the Craft in London,
Paris, Prague, and Vienna, by R. William Weisberger
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Spring 1994
review by S. Brent Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, February 1994
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, February 1994
Speculative Masonry, by John Yarker
(1883)
The Spirit of Masonry, by William Hutchinson originally published in
London 1774
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
18th century philosophy of Freemasonry. A high point in the
introduction of Christian imagery and interpretation into the ceremonies.
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1987
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1983
Stability, Strength and Serenity, by Henry C. Clausen
review by Stewart M.L. Pollard in The Northern Light, November 1987
Stalwart Builders: A History of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts,
1733-1970, by Thomas S. Roy
review by Henry Carr in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1971
Star in the East, by Rev. George D. Oliver
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Exhibits
the connection which exists between Freemasonry and religion. An excellent
argument against Anti-masonic sentiment purporting that Freemasonry is
anti-religious.
Stephen A. Douglas - Freemason, by Wayne C. Temple
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1982
Stonehenge: An Ancient Masonic Temple, by Russell A. Herner
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Interesting though speculative account of Masonic involvement in the building of
Stonehenge and its use in Masonic ritual.
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1985
The Story of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, by Harold V.B. Voorhis
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1981
Studies in Central European Freemasonry, by Bill Weisberger
review by Frederick Smyth in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1974
The Sufferings of John Coustos, with an introduction by Wallace McLeod
review by J.M. Hamill in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1979
Sword and Trowel, by John Black Vrooman and Allen E. Roberts
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1964
The Sword of Solomon, by Robert S. Easter
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1984
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1983
Symbol of Glory: Showing Object and End of
Freemasonry, by Rev. George D. Oliver (London; 1899)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Thirteen lectures presenting the
most important doctrines of Masonic science and philosophy.
Symbolic Teaching or Masonry and Its Message, by Thomas Milton Stewart (1915; facsimile reprint,
1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 2000, vol. 20, no. 2,
pages 52-53
Symbolism In Craft Freemasonry, by Colin Dyer
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Examines the reasons for particular symbolism in Freemasonry.
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, March 1998
The Symbolism of Freemasonry: Illustrating and Explaining its Science and
Philosophy, its Legends, Myths, and Symbols, by Albert G. Mackey
text of this
book on the Internet
Symbols of Freemasonry, by Daniel Beresniak
review by Jim
Tresner in The Scottish Rite Journal, October 1998
review by D.M. Kalman in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1997
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Tales of the Knights Templar, edited by Katherine Kurtz
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1996
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1995
Tales of Masonic Life, by Rob Morris
text of this
book on the Internet
The Temple and the Lodge, by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
A most illuminating investigation into the evolution of Freemasonry dispelling
myth and reevaluating European and American history.
review on the Internet
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1991
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1991
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1988
The Templar Tradition in the Age of Aquarius, by Gaetan Delaforge
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1990
10,000 Famous Freemasons, by William R. Denslow
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1975
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, February 1959
review in The Philalethes, June 1958
The Texas Masons: The Fraternity of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons in the
History of Texas, by Pierre G. Normand, Jr.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1989
Theatre of the Fraternity: Staging the Ritual Space of the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, 1896-1929, by C. Lance Brockman
review by Jim Tresner
in The Scottish Rite Journal, January 1997
Things Masonic, volume 3 (1997), edited by Ronald E. Wood, Jr.
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal
Arch Mason, Winter 1998
Thomas Smith Webb: Freemason - Musician - Entrepreneur, by Herbert T. Leyland
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1981
Thousand and One Objections to Secret Societies, by Rev. J.W. Book (St. Louis, MO; 1902)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Very biased presentation against all
secret societies.
Three Distinct Knocks, by Samuel Pritchard
Bro. Wilson's abstract: A universal
description of all the branches from its first Rite to this present time;
verbatim degree work of 1760.
Three Master Masons: A Scientific and Philosophical
Explanation ..., Milton A. Pottenger (1916)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Gives Masons a reason for their
faith.
Time Management Secrets for the Presiding Officer. Audio Tape cassette By Eddie Grimes and Shawn
Warren. (1999)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1999, vol. 19, no. 12,
page 377
TK and the Great Work, by Sylvester West
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, October 1961
Trails From the East, West and South, by Wilmer E. Breese
review in The Philalethes, June 1963
A Treasury of Masonic Thought, by Carl Glick, published 1953
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1988
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, August 1960
The Trial of the Templars, by Malcolm Barber
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1981
Tried and Proven: A Lodge System of Masonic Instruction
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, June 1980
The True Masonic Chart or Hieroglyphic Monitor, by Jeremy L. Cross
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1984
True Principles of Freemasonry, by Melville R. Grant
Bro. Wilson's abstract: A
treatise on the history, principles and tenets of Freemasonry for those ‘within
the veil’ and those without.
The Three Oldest Documents of Brotherhood of
Freemasons, by Karl C.F. Krause (1810)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: Contains the so-called Krause manuscripts
said to have been translated into Latin and afterward into German.
Twice Told Tales: A Masonic Reader, by L.C. Helms
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1988
Two Crowns for America, by Katherine Kurtz
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1997
review by S. Brent
Morris in The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1996
U
Understanding the Royal Arch, by Richard E. Sandbach
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1994
review in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1991
The Unknown Charter of Christian Freemasonry, by Alec Mellor
review by Alphonse Cerza in the Philalethes, August 1965
V
Vigilante Days and Ways, by N.P. Langford, published in 1890, republished in
1957
review in The Philalethes, October 1959
A Vindication of French Regular Freemasonry, by Jean Baylot
review by Cecil N. Batham in Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, 1970
Vistas Of Masonry: In Language, Symbolism, and History, by Raymond Burnette Pease
review by Jim Tresner
in The Scottish Rite Journal, January 1997
Vox Lucis: Official Publication of Fiat Lux Lodge of Research, No 1980, Grand Lodge of Alberta, volume 18
(1998)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1999, vol. 19, no. 12,
pages 376-377
W
Washington Allston: Secret Societies and the Alchemy of Anglo-American Painting, by
David Bjelajac
review by William D. Moore in Winterthur Portfolio, volume 33, number 1, Spring 1998,
pages 96-97
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1997
Washington and his Masonic Compeers, by Sidney Hayden (1866)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
Valuable contribution to the general biography of Washington and to the history
of Masonry associated with the fathers of our government; biographies of many of
Washington’s Revolutionary associates.
What Law There Was, by Al Dempsey
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, August 1991
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 1991
What Masonry Means, by William E. Hammond (Macoy, 1939)
Bro. Wilson's abstract:
The philosophy of Freemasonry linking the ritual and the lectures to things
familiar to every Mason.
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, January 1984
Whence Came We?, edited by Wallace McLeod
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Northern Light, November 1980
Whither Are We Traveling, by Dwight L. Smith (1963)
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Summer 2000, vol. 20, no. 2,
page 54
review by Alphonse Cerza in The Philalethes, April 1963
Who is Who in Freemasonry, 3rd edition, by R. Wayne Roberts and Allen E. Roberts
review on the Internet
review by Thomas W. Jackson in The Northern Light, May 1997
review by Wallace McLeod in The Royal Arch Mason, Winter 1996
Who's Afraid of the Freemasons? The Phenomenon of Freemasonry, by Alexander
Piatigorsky
review by Jim Tresner in
The Scottish Rite Journal, September 1998
review by William D. Moore in Gnosis, volume 49, Fall 1998, pages 67-68
William Morgan or Political Anti-Masonry: its Rise, Growth,
and Decadence, by Rob Morris
(New York, NY; 1883)
Bro. Wilson's abstract: One of the earliest resea | 
