I have just been reading the long article by Michael Wilding 'A biography of Edward Kelly' in Mystical Metal of Gold edited by Stanton Linden. Over the years I have not especially followed in detail all the recent research and writings about Kelly. Often these seem too rhetorical and take a position on Kelly in advance of research. I found Michael Wilding's article rather interesting, in that he provides substantial quotations from the source material (some well over a page or two in length). This allows the reader to get a glimpse into the sources, rather than as some authors do, merely quote short sentences to propel forward their particular take on Kelly's place in history.
I am still not especially engaged by the Dee-Kelly relationship but I found this article very useful in bringing the source material, on which all the speculation must rest, to the reader's attention.
Last edited on Mon Mar 24th, 2008 10:31 pm by adammclean
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