The Authentic Red Dragon [with ] The Black Hen

209 Pages·2011·60.24 MB·English

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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
THE BOOK known as Le VeritaDbrlaeg onR ouge( The
AuthenRteidcD ragono)r,s ometimseism plays L eD ragon
Rougei,s u ndoubtedolnye o fm ostn otoriooufst hose
littwloer kso fb lacmka gict ermegdr imoirSeosm.e what
strangedleys,p iittefs a met,h erhea ss of aro nlyb eeno ne
significaatntte mpttop resetnhte b ooki nE nglisthh,ab te ­
ingt hee ditipounb lishbeydR oberBtl anchaurndd ert he
imprinotft heI .G.O.(S".I nternatGiuoinladol f O ccult
SciencesW"h).i1l stth ew orkw asg round-breaktihneg ,
qualiotfyB lanchartdr'asn slaitisso onm ewhaqtu estion­
ablea,n dt heb ooki tseilshf a rdt ofi nd,h avinogb viously
beenp rintiendv erlyi mitneudm ber.
Itw ast herefotrheec ausoef s omee xcitemewnhte n
a manuscritprta nslatoifto hne D ragoRno ugem,a deb y
one JosAh.uW ae ntwortcha,m e inmtyo h andsA. 2q uick
revieswu ggesttehda tth et ranslawtaisoc nl earolfyg ood
qualiatnyd,h ade videnbteleynu ndertakweint ghr eacta re
anda ttentitood ne taiyle,tf rustratiitnc golnyt ainneod
mdicatioofnt hep reciisdee ntiotft yh et exftr omw hichi t
hadb eenm adeT.h er easofnosr t hiasb sencweo uld soon
ecomea pparebntu,ta tt he outsdeitdp riets eanm ty stery
; R.o berBtl anchaTrrda,n slatTehseR, e dD ragonP,a lmS pringCsA,:
I.G.O.S1.9,9 5.
_ JoshuAa.W entwortihsa pseudonybmu,t I f eeblo undt or espetchte
gentleman's exwpirsehs,s ienda n appendendo tet,h ahti si dentity
notb er evealed.
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Thisp ractiicsce l earelxye mplifiiendt hee ditioonfs
theD ragon Rotuhgaebt e art hed ate 1521. sQiumiptley 3.A uthortiieasr ei nr aer agreement
therwea sn oe ditioofn1 521N.o copyt hacta nb ev erified Daviesw ho suggesst thtat heb ook
asd atinfgr omt hipse riohda se vebre enf ounda,n dt he nBioenoktsee,On xtfhoc rednt:Ou xrfyro("dO w Uenniv Dearvsyeii sPrt,­
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untitlh ee ighteecnetnht urTyh.e firsrte ferentcoet sh e earelsitco pies.
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DragoRno ugdeo n ota ppeaurn titlh ee arly 18a0p 0esr,i od
that matcpheersf ectthleyp aper, prianntdit nygp ographi­
cals tyloeft hee arlikensotw nc opie3 s.
Inp reviocuesn turitehseo bfuscatoifoa n grimoire's
printihnigs towrays p robabliyn dicatoifva e publisher's
legitimate off epaerr secutioonn religiously-inspired
groundsH.o weverb,y theb eginnionfgt hen ineteenth
centurFyr,e ncphu blishoefrs su chw orksw erem orel ikely
tob er idicuolrep dr osecutfeodrp erpetraftrianugod n t he
gullibtlhea,nv isitbeyd t het henl argeilnye ffectaunadl ,
soon-to-cboem pletedliys bandeIdn,q uisitTihoen p.u b­
lishesru'psp osed initnea rneosnty mibteyc amien creasingly
ane mptya ffectatiwoint,hfl ourishleiskt eh em ockp rinting
dateo n theD ragoRno ugep robablayd dedt oi mprestsh e
credulowuist ht hes upposeadn tiquiotfty h e document,
rathetrh ant om isleaadn yc rusadianugt horities.
Itfisc titinoautsu raes idteh,e r eferentcote h es upposed
152 1p ublicatwiaosno fl itthleel pi nd etermintihnegt ext
fromw hicWhe ntworthm'asn uscrihpatd c ome,a sa lmost
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th!�:;:<w:-lv f _eo rmi leadiinmgp rimatur, assetrote ithbeer, o rt oh aveb een tafkreonm t,h e" edition
of1 551"( sometim1e5s5 2)T.h e reacll uet oi dentifying
_- exe m ifiedin thee ditiono f Wentworths'osu rclea yi nt hei nclusiooftn h ew ord" veri-
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tant oc irculwaitdee ly brarcya talogeunet riseusc,h a st haot ft heB ibliotheNqautei onale
deF rancae,s siganne arltyo m id-nineteceenntthu royr igtinot heir
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earliceospti es.
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tablei"nt het itlaen,d t hef actth atth em anuscriaplts o Ia lsion quiraemdo ngstth es malglr o
includtehset exotf t het reasufirned inmga nual",S ecrdeet specialiinss uec hl iterattuors ee,eif
laP oulNeo ire("" Secroeftt heB lacHke n")W.h ilteh ere hada copyi nh iso rh erp ersonlailb r.�
werem anyd iffereendti tioonfst heD ragonR ouget,h ere ofa mazewdh enI w ast oltdh anto to nl··
appeatro h aveb eeno nlyt hreweh ichh adb otho ft hese havea copyo ft hee ditiionnq uesti
featurOefs t.h eset,w ow ere" editioanusg mentees"; that happyt ol oaint t om e forp urposoefs
ist,h eyw erea dvertiassel da teprr intintghsa itn cluded Evena cursogrlya ncaett his rarity
additiomnaatle risaple,c ifica"ldleyss: e credtes l ar eine firmt haitt w asi ndeetdh ee ditifroonm
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no referetnocte h iesx trmaa teriianWl e ntwortht'rsa nsla­ editionst heoD fr agon Rouvgaer ie
tioni,ts eemeldi ketlhya tth et exmtu stb eb aseudp ont hat otheirn t ermosf c ontenmto,s tn otice
oft heo theprr,e sumabelayr lieedri,t ion. naturaen,d s ometimseesq uencoefth
To sayt hatth iesa rlpyr intiinssg c arciest oi ndulge andf ormultahsa mta keu p the
ins eriouunsd erstatemAe nrte.a sonabdliyl igesneta rch the magict oawratr"dt sh er eaorf t he
locatoendl ya singlceo pyo ft hiesd itiionna nyo ft he oft hem anuscript thaenp dr intbeodo '·
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sibloen -linteh,a cto pyb einign t he renowned Wellcome tioncso ntapians sagtehsa atr eo stens.1
Librariyn,L ondon5 .M oreo uto fd utyt hane xpectation, anothedri,s crepanccaines st iblelf oun
A wordo rp hraswei lble d ifferepnetr,
4.I a m onlayw aroef t woo ft hes"ea ugmenteeddi tioAn sc.o"p yo fo ne,
printbeydJ .D umouliinn P aricsa,.1 860b,u ts aitdo b e" Surl 'edde. perhapssi mplayst hec onsequenocfe
1521"c anb ef ounidn t heYo rkCeo llectWiaornb,u rIgn stitUuntie­, courset yopfe setting.
versiotfLy o ndonA. c opyo ft hes econpdr,i ntbeydV ictoGro upyc,a . FortunatWeelnyt worthha ds ough
1875c,a nb ef oundi nt heS peciCaoll lectiooftn hse S enatHeo use
tioans c losteol itearsap lo ssibwlhei,
Libraorfyt heU niversoiftL yo ndon.
5.T heW ellcome Libcroapryhy a st het itLleev eritadbrlaeg orno ugOell. picukp e vens uchm inopro intTsh.e r -�
/'adretc ommandelers e sprictesl estaeesr,i etnesr,r esettri ensf ernaux, Wentwortht'rsan slawtaisot na kefrno m
etcS.u ivdieI ap ou/neo ircea,b alien connjuues q'ui cain,d i sd escribed tiono,fw hicIhh adb eenl oanead c oy_•·
as" [Pari:ss .?n 1.5,2 1[ i.cea..1 850.]. P.h.y sD.e sc[.2 ]l eave1s0,8
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anda moret hanc ompetetnrta nslation
othelri brarliieshsto ldinogfss imilar-soucnodpiineogsf t heD ragon
Rougec,l osien spectrieovne atlhsa tth eya rei nf acdti ffereendti ­ opportunfiotrpy u blicatIitho and.a lw.
tions.
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a them anuscria !o Ia lsion quiraemdo ngstth es malglr oupt haItk noww ho
..,..a :urfien dinmga nuai,e retde specialiinss eu chl iterattuors ee,ei fb y chancseo meone
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e BlacH en. )..\\lu le there hada copyi nh iso rh erp ersonlailb raIrw ya.s l ittslheo rt
n-o ilie:J ragon Routt;!hee;r e ofa mazedw henI w ast oltdh anto to nlyd ido nei ndividual
ee ··hihcah botho ft hee havea copyo ft hee ditiionnq uestiobnu,t t hath e was
happyt ol oani tt om e forp urposoefsc omparison.
Evena cursogrlya ncaett hirsa riwtays e nougtho c on­
firm thaitt w asi ndeetdh ee ditiforno mw hicWhe ntworth
had made hist ranslatEiaocnh.o ft hed ifferepnrti nted
editioonfst heD ragonR ougev ariesso mewhaftr omt he
a tee xmtu tb eb a edu ont hat otheirn t ermosf c ontenmto,s tn oticeaibnlt yh en umber,
earlieedri,ti on. naturaen,d s ometimesse quencoef t hei ndividsupaell ls
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rintiin gc are i indulge andf ormulatsh atm akeu p thec ollectoifo" ns ecreotfs
�_-am-em. _-\r eao nablyi ligeme arch them agica rtt"o wardtsh er eaorf t hew orkT.h ec ontents
s e op:o fthi editioinna nyo ft he oft hem anuscriapntd t hep rintebdo oka lignpeedr fectly.
rariwe ho e cataloguaer ea cce- Ina dditiointi ,sk nownt haetv enw heret hed iffereendti ­
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. eingi nt her enowneWde llcome tioncso ntaipna ssagtehsa atr eo stensitbhleys amea so ne
.....,...,.._.,4V, ...'. _ ioroeu to fd utyt hane xpectation, anothedri,s crepanccaines st iblelf oundi nt hem inutiae.
A wordo rp hraswei lble d ifferenpte,r hapdse liberastoe,l y
perhaps siamspt lhyec onsequenocfae n e rromra dei nt he
coursoef t ypesetting.
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tioans c losteo l itearsap lo ssibwlhei,c mh adei tp ossibtloe
picukp evens uchm inorp ointTsh.e r esuwlats c onclusive;
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tiono,fw hichI h adb eenl oanead c opy.
The availabiolfbi ottyh t her areo riginpaulb lication,
anda moret hanc ompetenttr anslatciroena,t ead p erfect
opportunfiotrpy u blicatIitoh na.da lwasya mazedm e that