On a number of occasions I had spoken with brethren, and had been asked by friends who are not Freemasons, about the facts of historical Freemasonry.
Most of my knowledge was vague and I found it difficult, if not impossible, to give adequate answers and information.
Although a comparatively new Brother, I have spent a lot of time reading the early books on and about Freemasonry which are easily available from the Masonic library in Adelaide.
I was often abashed by the ecstatic approach of some Victorian writers, the religious attitudes, the Eastern esoteric approach, plus the very fanciful interpretations from the Christian Bible.
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2002 - RECOGNISING FREEMASONRY A brief history for the curious or interested - Alan Wright.