▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁books ▁on ▁New ▁Th ought ▁spiritual ity . ▁ ▁History ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁L any on ' s ▁personal ▁life ▁except ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁English man ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁stock ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁USA , ▁France , ▁and ▁England , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁interpreter ▁and ▁foreign ▁correspond ent . ▁For ▁dec ades ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁investig ating ▁and ▁studying ▁the ▁various ▁present ations ▁of ▁Christian ▁teach ings . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁and ▁lect ured ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁His ▁lect ures ▁were ▁based , ▁he ▁said , ▁" sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁revel ation ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁books , ▁L any on ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁having ▁written ▁two ▁light ▁oper as ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁sec ular ▁stories , ▁plays ▁and ▁articles , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁lost . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁true ▁of ▁paint ings ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁USA . ▁▁ ▁L any on ▁died ▁in ▁California ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁Books ▁( partial ▁listing ) ▁▁▁ ▁And ▁It ▁Was ▁T old ▁of ▁a ▁C ertain ▁Pot ter ▁( 1 9 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Em bers ▁( 1 9 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Your ▁Home ▁( 1 9 1 8 )