Book I o I of this volume occupies a quarter or a third of the volume, and consists of matter writ­ten about four years ago, but not hitherto pub­lished in book form. It contained errors of ju­dgment and of fact. I have now corrected these to the best of my ability and later knowledge. Book II was written at the beginning of 1903, and has not until now appeared in any form. In it my purpose has been to present a character-portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words solely, not from hearsay and rumor and to explain the natu­re and scope of her Monarchy, as revealed in the Laws by which she governs it, and which she wrote herself.