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In "The Openers of the Gate", Elizabeth Louisa Moresby crafts a narrative that is as philosophically profound as it is enthralling. Through this special edition by DigiCat Publishing, readers are presented with a reproduced classic that bridges the gaps between myth, spirituality, and the eternal quest for knowledge. Moresby's literary style is notable for its lush prose and vivid imagery, which together create an immersive world where the metaphysical and the corporeal intertwine. Couched within its historical literary context, the work resonates with the echoes of Eastern mysticism and Occidental narrative traditions, reflecting the confluence of cultural influences that were at play at th...
Lily Adams Beck, née Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland - 3 January 1931 in Kyoto, Japan) was a British writer of short-stories, novels, biographies and esoteric books, under the names of L. Adams Beck, E. Barrington and Louis Moresby, and sometimes other variations: Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. She began her writing career for The Atlantic Monthly, Asia, and the Japanese Gassho, publishing short-stories. These were gathered into collections since 1922. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. Her stories collected in The Openers of the Gate (1930) feature an occult detective inspired by the "John Silence" stories of Algernon Blackwood.
Lily Adams Beck, née Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland - 3 January 1931 in Kyoto, Japan) was a British writer of short-stories, novels, biographies and esoteric books, under the names of L. Adams Beck, E. Barrington and Louis Moresby, and sometimes other variations: Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. She began her writing career for The Atlantic Monthly, Asia, and the Japanese Gassho, publishing short-stories. These were gathered into collections since 1922. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. Her stories collected in The Openers of the Gate (1930) feature an occult detective inspired by the "John Silence" stories of Algernon Blackwood.
In 'Rubies,' Elizabeth Louisa Moresby takes readers on a journey through a tapestry of narrative richness, interweaving cultural insights with intricate human experiences. The prose, as one would expect from Moresby's unique literary style, is lush and evocative, permeating with a sense of place and time that transcends the obvious confines of its era. Within its pages, this special edition crafted by DigiCat Publishing seeks to honor the author's vision, presenting the work with due reverence for its status as a contribution to the annals of world literature, while updating its format for contemporary accessibility. Elizabeth Louisa Moresby, a prolific writer of her time, was an intrepid so...
Lily Adams Beck, née Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland - 3 January 1931 in Kyoto, Japan) was a British writer of short-stories, novels, biographies and esoteric books, under the names of L. Adams Beck, E. Barrington and Louis Moresby, and sometimes other variations: Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. She began her writing career for The Atlantic Monthly, Asia, and the Japanese Gassho, publishing short-stories. These were gathered into collections since 1922. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. Her stories collected in The Openers of the Gate (1930) feature an occult detective inspired by the "John Silence" stories of Algernon Blackwood.
Elizabeth Louisa "Lily" Moresby was a British-born novelist who became the first prolific, female fantasy writer in Canada. Moresby was sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. She also wrote under the names Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck, Lily Moresby Adams and E. Barrington.
L. Adams Beck is actually a British born novelist who became a best selling Canadian female fantast writer. Born Elizabeth Louisa Moresby on January 3rd 1862 she travelled widely throughout Egypt and then the East; India, China, Tibet and Japan. By 1919, and approaching sixty, she had settled in Victoria, British Columbia. She had begun to write a few year earlier being published in The Atlantic Monthly and the Japanese periodical Gassho. Her novels and stories almost always have an Oriental theme. She was a popular author and considering that her writing career was to last only a decade or so was prolific. She also wrote under various other names including; Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. Here we publish her collection of short stories The Ninth Vibration. Elizabeth Louisa Moresby died on January 3rd 1931 in Kyoto Japan.
Elizabeth Louisa "Lily" Moresby was a British-born novelist who became the first prolific, female fantasy writer in Canada. Moresby was sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. She also wrote under the names Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck, Lily Moresby Adams and E. Barrington.
Inside these pages can be found the teachings and lore of such notable figures as Buddha, Shankara, Confucius, Lao-Tsu, Mencius and many others. The Story of Oriental Philosophy offers readers insight into such Eastern scriptures as the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the teachings of Zen, and Indian sacred writing.
Lily Adams Beck, née Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland - 3 January 1931 in Kyoto, Japan) was a British writer of short-stories, novels, biographies and esoteric books, under the names of L. Adams Beck, E. Barrington and Louis Moresby, and sometimes other variations: Lily Adams Beck, Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. She began her writing career for The Atlantic Monthly, Asia, and the Japanese Gassho, publishing short-stories. These were gathered into collections since 1922. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting. Her stories collected in The Openers of the Gate (1930) feature an occult detective inspired by the "John Silence" stories of Algernon Blackwood.