The Forerunner/Front matter
THE FORERUNNER
HIS PARABLES AND POEMS
BOOKS BY KAHLIL GIBRAN
"He is the William Blake of the twentieth century."
—AUGUSTE RODIN.
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 Evening Post.
"Never have I read anything like it, never has a little book brought me so deep and passionate a pleasure. He has breathed the spirit of the East on our cold and indifferent souls; and I, for one, feel almost as if I had been suffocated by the breath of an intense beauty."—The Liberator.
TWENTY DRAWINGS (1919)
[With an Introductory Essay by Alice Raphael.]
"It is Rodin that comes instantly to mind as a comparison. He has sensed a relation between man and the universe, and, with his astounding technique, is able to make us sense it too. Mr. Knopf is entitled to our gratitude."—Detroit Journal.
These may be had at all bookshops or from the publisher
ALFRED A. KNOPF
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