Mabel Collins
Encyclopedia
Mabel Collins was a theosophist and author of over 46 books.
, Guernsey
. She was a writer of popular occult novels, a fashion writer and an anti-vivisection campaigner.
According to Vittoria Cremers
, as related by Aleister Crowley
, Collins was at one time being romantically pursued by both Cremers and alleged occultist Robert D'Onston Stephenson
. Cremers claimed that during this time she found five bload-soaked ties in a trunk under Stephenson's bed, corresponding to the five murders committed in Whitechapel by Jack the Ripper
. Stephenson is no longer a candidate as being Jack the Ripper due to the efforts of competent, modern researchers. However, Stephenson was a rival with Cremers for Collins' affections, and this account cannot be independently confirmed .
Life
Mabel Collins was born in St Peter PortSt Peter Port
Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2001 was 16,488. In Guernésiais and in French, historically the official language of Guernsey, the name of the town and its surrounding parish is St Pierre Port. The "port" distinguishes this parish from...
, Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. She was a writer of popular occult novels, a fashion writer and an anti-vivisection campaigner.
According to Vittoria Cremers
Vittoria Cremers
Vittoria Cremers was born Vittoria Cassini in Pisa, Italy in ca. 1859, the daughter of the Italian Manrico Vittorio Cassini and his British wife, Agnes Elizabeth Rutherford. She got married in Manhattan, New York on November 26, 1886, to the Russian Baron Louis Cremers, born in 1851 in St....
, as related by Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...
, Collins was at one time being romantically pursued by both Cremers and alleged occultist Robert D'Onston Stephenson
Robert D'Onston Stephenson
Robert D'Onston Stephenson was a writer and journalist, chiefly known for having been made a potential suspect in the Jack the Ripper investigation and for his personal theory as to the identity of the murderer.- Involvement :Mary Ann Nichols, the first victim generally acknowledged to have been...
. Cremers claimed that during this time she found five bload-soaked ties in a trunk under Stephenson's bed, corresponding to the five murders committed in Whitechapel by Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
. Stephenson is no longer a candidate as being Jack the Ripper due to the efforts of competent, modern researchers. However, Stephenson was a rival with Cremers for Collins' affections, and this account cannot be independently confirmed .
Works
- Light on the Path (1885)
- The Blossom and the Fruit (18881888 in literatureThe year 1888 in literature involved some significant new books.-New books:*Grant Allen - The Devil's Die**The White Man's Foot*Edward Bellamy - Looking Backward*Rolf Boldrewood - Robbery Under Arms...
) - The Idyll of the White Lotus (18901890 in literatureThe year 1890 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:* Bram Stoker begins work on Dracula.*Arthur Morrison joins the staff of the Evening Globe newspaper.-New books:*Rolf Boldrewood - The Squatter's Dream...
) - Morial the Mahatma (18921892 in literatureThe year 1892 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper becomes the second novel by an African-American woman published in the United States-New books:...
) - Suggestion (18921892 in literatureThe year 1892 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:*Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper becomes the second novel by an African-American woman published in the United States-New books:...
) - The Star Sapphire (18961896 in literatureThe year 1896 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:* Final volume of Theodore Roosevelt's The Winning of the West....
) - The Story of Sensa (19131913 in literatureThe year 1913 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Husayn Haykal publishes the first modern Egyptian novel Zaynab.-New books:* Alain-Fournier — Le Grand Meaulnes* L...
) - Through the Gates of Gold