The History of Freemasonry: With Special Regard to Hungarian Freemasonry (ePUB)

László Hollós's The History of Freemasonry, with Special Regard to Hungarian Freemasonry is now available, for the first time, in English — a Lodge of the Ancients translation of a landmark work in Central European Masonic historiography.

Originally published in Hungarian, Hollós's study surveys the development of Freemasonry from its speculative origins through its spread across Europe, with particular attention to the distinctive and often turbulent history of the Craft in Hungary. His account recovers a chapter of Masonic history that has remained largely inaccessible to English-speaking readers: the emergence of Hungarian Freemasonry amid the intellectual currents of the late eighteenth century, its suppression and resurgence across successive political regimes, its role in Hungarian cultural and civic life, and the individual lodges and brethren whose lives illuminate that history.

This Lodge of the Ancients edition presents Hollós's full text in a careful English translation, accompanied by editorial notes that orient the English-language reader to figures, institutions, and historical contexts that may otherwise require specialist knowledge. The translation preserves the character of Hollós's voice while ensuring that his scholarship is fully available to a new readership.

For students of Masonic history, this edition opens a substantial body of previously untranslated primary research. For Hungarian Masons and those of Hungarian descent, it restores an important work to active circulation. For any reader interested in how Freemasonry has lived and endured within the specific cultures it has entered, Hollós's study offers a case of remarkable depth.

Part of the Masonic Series from Lodge of the Ancients, and the inaugural volume in our commitment to bringing significant esoteric works into English for the first time.

Also available in ePUB. Print edition available through Amazon and IngramSpark.