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Edward Clarence Farnsworth
An adventurous early-20th-century writer, Edward Clarence Farnsworth moved from reflective poetry and music criticism to ambitious works on mysticism, inner truth, and the occult. His books offer a fascinating glimpse into the era’s blend of art, spirituality, and speculative thought.
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Three Great Epoch-Makers in Music
by Edward Clarence Farnsworth
About the author
Edward Clarence Farnsworth was a prolific writer whose books crossed several genres. His poetry includes Saint Helena, and Other Poems, Euphrates, and Other Poems, Columbia, and Other Poems, and Mementos and Sea Pictures, while The Heart of Things and Written Down explore broader philosophical themes.
He also wrote about music in Three Great Epoch-Makers in Music, which considers Bach, Chopin, and Richard Strauss. Farnsworth is especially associated with Theosophical and occult works, including Special Teachings from the Arcane Science, Glimpses of Inner Truth, and The Deeper Mysteries, a body of writing focused on spiritual ideas, hidden knowledge, and the mysteries of human experience.