The Forerunner: His Parables and PoemsThe wisdom, poetic outlook, and deep humanity for which Gibran's best-known work, The Prophet, is famous are also amply present in The Forerunner, published just 3 years earlier. Heartfelt and compassionate, it is a memorable, internationally acclaimed collection of 24 morality tales dealing with universal human concerns. Five black-and-white illustrations by the author. |
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Anthony Trollope ARADUS Aubrey Beardsley Available in U.S. beauty behold berlain was speaking brigand canst not fly canst not sing cat purred city of Sharia COLLEY CIBBER cried crown DEEPER HEART Dover Publications dream dreamer drink eagle ears earth enchantment eyes flew skyward forerunner forest FOUR slaves fourth frog frog spoke G. K. Chesterton gate gathered gazing guards the seven hand heart a bird hunger Ishana lark answered laughed leave a kingdom Lewis Carroll live lord cham lord the King Martin Gardner Mihrab Mineola naked horse night noon hour old queen palace Pity thou canst poet prince prophet raised his head renounce the kingdom rose saint replied second slave serpent shadows She-Dragon that guards silence sings the She-Dragon slay sleep solitude SONGS stolen stood strong thee third slave thirst three frogs turned walked wandering desire watchmen William Blake wine
References to this book
The Arab Writer in English: Arab Themes in a Metropolitan Language, 1908-1958 Geoffrey Nash No preview available - 1998 |