Transcriber’s Note
Reading edition
The corrigenda were originally inserted before the Foreword; they have been implemented, and moved to the end of the text for reference.
The advertisements were originally printed on either side of the title page; they have been moved to the end of the text.
The following sentence, which seems to be missing one or more words, has been retained as printed:
Yet synchronous with this the man of ideas and ideals that he kept to himself however; that he divulged to no one.
Both “half way” and “half-way” are used.
The following typographical errors and inconsistencies have been corrected:
Title page: “Personal Law of the Mohammedans,” etc changed to “Personal Law of the Mohammedans,” etc.
Page 9: South American Guacho is not changed to South American Gaucho is not
Page 9: adapted for idealistic minds. changed to adapted for idealistic minds?
Page 27: the orginator of a new changed to the originator of a new
Page 32: (an under rather than an over-estimate) changed to (an under- rather than an over-estimate)
Page 33: God’s omnipresence and omipotence had made changed to God’s omnipresence and omnipotence had made
Page 56: each a mighty voice, changed to each a mighty voice,”
Page 56: blackness that prevades the very soul changed to blackness that pervades the very soul
Page 57: grandeur and appaling sameness changed to grandeur and appalling sameness
Page 66: truths are only found in the depths of the thought. changed to truths are only found in the depths of the thought.”
Page 72: were much in repute, when both, changed to were much in repute; when both,
Page 82: secrets of God neither do I say changed to secrets of God, neither do I say
Page 87: to hurl inuendoes, anathemas changed to to hurl innuendoes, anathemas
Page 91: known as Aeneas Sylvius (Pius Aeneas): changed to known as Æneas Sylvius (Pius Æneas):
Page 94: the sacred reduit and rallying ground changed to the sacred réduit and rallying ground
Page 96: awakening of the spirit of commerce changed to awakening of the spirit of commerce.
Page 103: I also will wait it with you. changed to I also will wait it with you.”
Page 125: Islam, in fact is above changed to Islam, in fact, is above
Page 130: In a great measure pologamy is much more changed to In a great measure polygamy is much more
Page 134: all the Mutalazite doctors changed to all the Mu’tazilite doctors
Page 135: that of the Mutalazite doctors changed to that of the Mu’tazilite doctors
Page 139: She is only too willing, all, in fact, changed to She is only too willing; all, in fact,
Page 146: ascertain what is knowledge?” changed to ascertain what is knowledge”?
Page 147: “Newton, Bacon, Liebnitz, Montesquieu, and myself.” changed to “Newton, Bacon, Leibnitz, Montesquieu, and myself.”
Page 156: other creeds be apprised changed to other creeds be appraised
All other peculiarities and inconsistencies of spelling, punctuation and capitalisation have been retained as printed.