Nicholas James Bridgewater

Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi a…

Persian Self-Taught (in Roman Characters) with English Phonetic Pronunciation

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Shaykh Hasan

“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have no…

Arabic Primer

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Sir Arthur Cotton

“Languages”, Sir Arthur Cotton writes, “are usually learnt as if it took a long time to learn the grammar &c.;, but that to speak with a…

The Bahai Revelation

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Thornton Chase

Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá’í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…

In Galilee

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Thornton Chase

Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…

The Arabic Hidden Words

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Bahá'U'Lláh

Kalimát-i-Maknúnih or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of t…

The Persian Hidden Words

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Bahá'U'Lláh

Kalimát-i-Maknúnih (کلمات مکنونه) or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, t…

The Elements of Style

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William Strunk, Jr.

“The Elements of Style (1918) by William Strunk, Jr. is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the best-known and most influe…

Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris

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Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás

“Much has already been written of the visit of Abdul Baha, Abbas Effendi, to Europe,” writes Lady Blomfield in her Preface to Paris Talks, “…

The Mysterious Forces of Civilization

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Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás

The Mysterious Forces of Civilization (Persian: Risálih-i-Madaníyyih) is a work written before 1875 by ‘Abbás Effend&ia…

The Universal Religion: Bahaism - Its Rise and Social Import

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Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney

“Bahaism is not a new religion,” writes Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney, “It is religion renewed… it does not pretend to represent the whole Truth;…

A Traveller’s Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb

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Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás

“This book is the history of a proscribed and persecuted sect written by one of themselves,” writes Professor Edward Granville Browne, the C…

The Brilliant Proof (Burhäne Lämé) in reply to an attack upon the Bahai Revelat…

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Mírzá Abu’L-Fadl Gulpáygání

“In these days,” writes the renowned Bahá’í scholar, Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl, “which are the latter days of 1911, A. D.…

Ten Days in the Light of Acca

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Julia M. Grundy

This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, R…

A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement

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Ethel J. Rosenberg

“Many believe that we, in this century,” writes Ethel Rosenberg, “ are witnessing the dawn of a new spiritual epoch or era. A renewal of the…

The Reconciliation of Races and Religions

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Thomas Kelly Cheyne

“The primary aim of this work is twofold,” writes Thomas K. Cheyne. “It would fain contribute to the cause of universal peace, and promote t…