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Religious Affections
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a pre-revolutionary American pastor and academic in Massachusetts, and is also widely considered to be both…
The Life of Anthony
Anthony (251-356CE) lived in Egypt, and became one of the fathers of Christian desert monasticism. When he was about 18 years old, and havin…
St. Francis of Assisi
In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…
The Elements of Style
“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…
Arabic Primer
“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 …
Persian Self-Taught
“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have no…
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation
This is Volume 2 of William Mann’s “Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation”. It is part of a series of Self-Taught books written …
The Mysterious Forces of Civilization
The Mysterious Forces of Civilization (Persian: Risálih-i-Madaníyyih) is a work written before 1875 by ‘Abbás Effend&ia…
The Arabic Hidden Words
Kalimát-i-Maknúnih or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of t…
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation
This is Volume 1 of William Mann’s “Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation”. It is part of a series of Self-Taught books written …
The Reconciliation of Races and Religions
“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…
Talks by Abdul Baha
“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 Persian Hidden Words
Kalimát-i-Maknúnih (کلمات مکنونه) or The Hidden Words is a book written in Baghdad around 1857 by Bahá'u'lláh, t…
A Traveller’s Narrative
“This book is the history of a proscribed and persecuted sect written by one of themselves,” writes Professor Edward Granville Browne, the C…
La Aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando
La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando (angle Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) estas verko de porinfana literaturo de la brita matematikisto ka…
The Revelation of Baha-ullah
Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi a…
Dr. Esperanto’s International Language
In July 1887, Esperanto made its debut as a 40-page pamphlet from Warsaw, published in Russian, Polish, French and German: all written by a …
Arabic Language Learning Collection
This is a collection of chapters and sections from materials designed to teach the Arabic language, as well as reference materials related t…
The Universal Religion
“Bahaism is not a new religion,” writes Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney, “It is religion renewed… it does not pretend to represent the whole Truth;…
The Bahai Revelation
Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá’í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…