THE FORERUNNER
HIS PARABLES AND POEMS

BOOKS BY KAHLIL GIBRAN

THE MADMAN (1918)

[With three original drawings by the author.]

“His is an irresistible vigor and clarity of thought and feeling,together with a power of simple picturing, which makes it unforgettable.It is the voice and genius of the Arabic people.”—The New York EveningPost.

“Never have I read anything like it, never has a little book brought meso deep and passionate a pleasure. He has breathed the spirit of theEast on our cold and indifferent souls; and I, for one, feel almost asif I had been suffocated by the breath of an intense beauty.”—TheLiberator.

TWENTY DRAWINGS (1919)

[With an Introductory Essay by Alice Raphael.]

“It is Rodin that comes instantly to mind as a comparison. He has senseda relation between man and the universe, and, with his astoundingtechnique, is able to make us sense it too. Mr. Knopf is entitled to ourgratitude.”—Detroit Journal.

These may be had at all bookshops or from the publisher

ALFRED A. KNOPF
220 West Forty-Second Street
New York

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· THE FORERUNNER ·
HIS   PARABLES   AND   POEMS

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KAHLIL GIBRAN





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