Charles Purdom
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| Charles Purdom | |
 Purdom (right) with Meher Baba, London 1932
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| Born | Oct 15, 1883 England |
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| Died | July 8, 1965 London, England |
| Occupation | Author, Drama critic, Economist |
Charles Benjamin Purdom, usually credited as C. B. Purdom (Oct 15, 1883 - July 8, 1965), was a British author, drama critic, economist and editor of an English periodical called Everyman. [1] Everyman covered books, drama, music and travel and featured articles by renowned authors such as Ivor Brown, Arthur Machen, G. K. Chesterton, A. E. Coppard, Bertrand Russell and many others. He was also the earliest biographer of Meher Baba. He died in London in 1965.
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[edit] First biographer of Meher Baba
Purdom was a devoted life-long follower of the Indian silent teacher Meher Baba after first meeting him in Devon, England on Baba's first visit to the West in 1931. [2] Purdom was Meher Baba's original biographer, writing The Perfect Master: The Early Life of Meher Baba in 1937, which covers Meher Baba's life from 1911-1936, and The God Man: The Life, Journeys & Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of His Silence & Spiritual Teaching in 1964. He also wrote an early single-volume edition of Meher Baba's discourses titled God to Man and Man to God: The Discourses of Meher Baba (1955) and co-wrote with author Malcolm Schloss a detailed account of a group visit with Meher Baba in India titled Three Incredible Weeks with Meher Baba: September 11 - September 30, 1954.
[edit] Selected publications
- The Garden City: A Study of the Development of a Modern Town, J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1913
- The Building of Satellite Towns: A Contribution to the Study of Town Development and Regional Planning, J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1925
- The Swan Shakespeare; a Player's Edition - 3 Volumes , J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1930
- Producing Plays: a handbook for producers & players, J.M. Dent, London 1930
- Everyman at War. Sixty Personal Narratives of the War, Dutton, New York, 1930 and J.M. Dent, London, 1939
- The Perfect Master, The Early Life of Meher Baba, Meher Baba's life from 1911-1936, Sheriar Press, 1976 (Reprint of London 1937 edition)
- The New Order, J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1941
- How Shall We Rebuild London?, J.M. Dent, London, 1946
- Economic Wellbeing, Nicholson and Watson, 1947
- Producing Shakespeare, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, London, 1950
- Life Over Again, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1951
- Drama Festivals and Their Adjudication; a Handbook for Producers, Actors, Festival Organisers, and Adjudicators, J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1951
- Three Incredible Weeks with Meher Baba: September 11 - September 30, 1954
- Harley Granville Barker: Man of the Theatre, Dramatist, and Scholar, Salisbury Square, 1955
- God to Man and Man to God: The Discourses of Meher Baba, Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, 1955
- Bernard Shaw's Letters to Granville Barker, Phoenix House, London, 1956
- A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw, Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1963
- The Letchworth Achievement, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1963
- What Happens in Shakespeare: a New Interpretation, John Baker Publ., London, 1963
- The God-Man: The Life, Journeys & Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of His Silence & Spiritual Teaching, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1964
