author
Alice Leighton Cleather
1854–1938
Drawn to spiritual questions and fierce debates within the Theosophical movement, this English writer became one of Helena P. Blavatsky’s closest pupils and later one of her most outspoken defenders. Her books offer a vivid insider’s view of late 19th- and early 20th-century esoteric circles.
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H. P. Blavatsky; A Great Betrayal
by Alice Leighton Cleather
About the author
Born in England in 1846, Alice Leighton Cleather became an early member of the Theosophical Society in 1885. She was closely associated with Helena P. Blavatsky, joined the Esoteric Section, and was later counted among Blavatsky’s inner circle.
After Blavatsky’s death, Cleather emerged as a determined defender of what she believed were her teacher’s original ideas. She is especially remembered for works such as H. P. Blavatsky As I Knew Her and H. P. Blavatsky, A Great Betrayal, as well as later writings connected with Theosophy and Buddhism.
Cleather spent part of her later life in India and died in Darjeeling on May 4, 1938. Today she remains a notable figure for readers interested in Theosophy, spiritual history, and firsthand accounts of Blavatsky’s world.