A Book of the Beginnings Vol 1 with an Introduction by Charles Finch

Gerald Massey's work has become essential for readers seeking a balanced understanding of human origins, religious thought and belief, and the role of Africa in world history. Massey, born in England (1828-1907), was at once a poet, Shakespearean scholar, mythographer and radical Egyptologist, who maintained ath AFrican was the source fro "the greatest civilization in the world." According to massey, "all evidence cries aloud its proclamation that Africa was the birthplace of the nonarticulate and Egypt the mouthpiece of articulate man."


A Book of the Beginnings (in two volumes) was first published in 1881 in a limited edition, introduced the public to the author's extensive research that transcended conventional opinions of race supremacy.

In Volume one, Massey focuses on "Egyptian origines in the British Isles." The implications of Massey's research,which extend far beyond the British Isles, are unveiled systematically through comparative linguistics, symbolism, and mythology.

In Volume two, Massey explores the African/Egyptian roots of the Hebrews, the Akkado-Assyrians, and Maori. By linking these diverse cultures and their origins to their African roots, Massey demonstrates not only the extent of African influence, but its permanence, as well.

To accompany A Book of the Beginnings, and update h is findings, Massey published two additional double-volume works, A Natural Genesis in 1883 and Ancient Egypt the Light of the World in 1907. Both titles are also available from Black Classic Press in print and e-book version.