Charles Stanley Nott(1887–1978) was an author, publisher, translator and a student ofG. I. Gurdjieff.He first met Gurdjieff andA. R. Oragein New York in 1923. He spent time at theInstitute for the Harmonious Development of Manand became a close student of Gurdjieff. He helped with the publication and distribution of Gurdjieff's first published bookThe Herald of Coming Good.He wrote two books on his life and experience with Gurdjieff, Orage, andP. D. Ouspensky.

Early life

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Nott was born inBedfordshire,England,and grew up in aHertfordshirevillage.[1]

Publishing

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Nott had a publishing business in London until the outbreak of World War II. He helpedA. R. Orageto startThe New English Weeklyin 1932.[2]

Bibliography

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  • The Young Churchill - A Biography,Stanley Nott, 1941, Coward-McCann, Inc. Publishers, New York
  • Teachings of Gurdjieff - A Pupil's Journal,C. S. Nott, 1961, Published by Penguin Arkana, 1990,ISBN0-14-019156-9
  • Further Teachings of Gurdjieff - Journey Through This World- Including Account of Meetings with G I Gurdjieff, A R Orage and P D Ouspensky, C. S. Nott,Routledge&Kegan Paul,1969,ISBN0-7100-6225-7(cloth),ISBN0-7100-8938-4(paper)
  • The Conference of the Birds- Mantiq Ut-Tair,Farid Ud-Din Attar,English Translation by C. S. Nott, First published 1954 by The Janus Press, London, Reissued by Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1961,ISBN0-7100-1032-X

References

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  1. ^Nott, C.S. (1961).Teachings of Gurdjieff - A Pupil's Journal.Penguin Arkana. p. xi.ISBN0-14-019156-9.
  2. ^Nott, Stanley.The Young Churchill - A Biography.Coward-McCann. dust jacket.