This unparalleled collection contains all known letters written by Helena P. Blavatsky (1831-1891) between 1860 and the time before she went to India in 1879. Her correspondence reveals the private HPB, an enigmatic, puzzling sphinx. Within the time frame of this book, she has travelled the world, undergone personal crises, discovered her identity, published her first major works, and founded the Theosophical Society.