Who was the writer mentioned in Gurdjeiff's First book?

[The_Seeker]

In going through G's first three I come across a mention of an ordinary writer. Anyone know or have an idea who G is referring to in 12?
"Everybody now regards his writings with the same veneration as was felt
by ancient Kalkians when they listened to the prophecies of their sacred
'pythonesses.' -Beelzebub


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ADMIN NOTE: corrected spelling of "writer" in subject field

 

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Re: Who was the writter mentioned in Gurdjeiff's First book?

In going through G's first three I come across a mention of an ordinary writer. Anyone know or have an idea who G is referring to in 12?
"Everybody now regards his writings with the same veneration as was felt
by ancient Kalkians when they listened to the prophecies of their sacred
'pythonesses.' -Beelzebub

Impossible to know for sure, but in a manuscript of the draft for Beelzebub's tales (I think it was one of the editors', maybe Orage?), someone had penciled in the name of Tolstoy.

 

[The_Seeker]

Thank you, :)

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