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Title: The Book of Khalid

Author: Ameen Rihani

Release Date: June 27, 2009 [EBook #29257]

Language: English

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Transcriber's Note regarding the illustrations

"The Book of Khalid" contains illustrations drawn by Khalil
Gibran, the other early Arab-American writer (author of "The
Prophet"), that are well-known and exceptional. There are no
captions in the original book, and are very difficult to describe
in words. Their locations in the text have been marked with the
text '[Illustration]'. The reader is encouraged to view these
illustrations in the HTML version of this ebook.

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THE BOOK OF KHALID

THE
BOOK OF KHALID

BY
AMEEN RIHANI

[Illustration]

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1911

COPYRIGHT, 1911
BY DODD, MEAD & COMPANY

_Published, October_, 1911

CONTENTS

BOOK THE FIRST

IN THE EXCHANGE

CHAPTER PAGE
AL-FATIHAH v
TO MAN 3
I PROBING THE TRIVIAL 5
II THE CITY OF BAAL 14
III VIA DOLOROSA 25
IV ON THE WHARF OF ENCHANTMENT 34
V THE CELLAR OF TH