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- 1921. Reality magazine: Volumes 3-4, Volumes 3-4. Volumes 3:1 (January 1921) through 4:12 (December 1921) of a short-lived journal designed to promote "liberal" approaches to the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
- 1921. Bahá'í: The Spirit of the Age, by Horace Holley. An early, thorough overview of Bahá'í teachings, written shortly before Holley was elected secretary of the US Spiritual Assembly. [about]
- 1920. Light of the World, The, by George Orr Latimer. A book chronicling Latimer's time in the Holy Land; includes words of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1920. Illustrated description of a design in the Persian-Indian style of architecture for the first Mashrak-el-Azkar (Bahá'í temple) to be erected in America, by Charles Mason Remey. Expanded version of a portion of Remey's earlier Mashrak-el-Azkar [Mashriqu'l-Adhkár]: Descriptive of the Bahai temple, with photographs of Temple models. [about]
- 1919. Tablets, Instructions and Words of Explanation: For the Assemblies and Meetings of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, by Ahmad Sohrab and Abdu'l-Bahá. First publication of the entire Tablets of the Divine Plan. [about]
- 1919. Simla, a Tale of Love, by Stanwood Cobb. A Hindu legend retold in poetic form: a story of love and devotion that reconciles flesh and spirit, love and life, the world and the soul. [about]
- 1919. Peace of the World, The, by Charles Mason Remey. "A brief treatise upon the spiritual teaching of the Bahai religion with particular regard to its application to the great problem, now before the nations, of the establishment of an enduring world peace." [about]
- 1919. Bahá'í Revelation and Reconstruction, The, by Charles Mason Remey. A treatise on the history and the spiritual, social, and economic principles of the Faith, with special regard to the application of these principles to, and their influence on, the coming peace of nations and the tranquillity and welfare of humanity. [about]
- 1918. Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion. An early collection of historical documents related to Bahá'í and Bábí studies. (Not fully complete.) [about]
- 1918. Essential Mysticism, The, by Stanwood Cobb. Clarification of some of the spiritual problems of humanity; the real value of Oriental mysticism; the mystery of the soul of man in terms not of psychology but of daily life; the value of spirituality in daily life. [about]
- 1918. Compilation of the Holy Utterances of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá, Concerning the Most Great Peace, War and Duty of the Bahá'ís toward their Government, by Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá. An early compilation, prepared for the Tenth Annual Convention, April 1918. [about]
- 1918. 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy, by Abdu'l-Bahá. An early collection of writings and talks of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1917. Mohammed and Islam, by Ignaz Goldziher. Twelve pages on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths — described as a modern movement within Islam which recognizes the religious evolution of mankind — covering history up to Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the United States. Includes link to the complete book. [about]
- 1917. Mashrak-el-Azkar: Descriptive of the Bahá'í temple, by Charles Mason Remey. Preliminary designs for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár to be built in America, showing nine varying treatments in different styles of architecture; includes discussions of the Ashkhabad temple and Bahá'í history, and a 1908 letter to Star of West. [about]
- 1917. Early Pilgrimage, An, by May Maxwell. Notes from an 1898 pilgrimage by the mother of Ruhiyyih Khanum, published in 1917 and reprinted in 1953. [about]
- 1917. Constructive Principles of the Bahá'í Movement, by Charles Mason Remey. A summary of the history, object, and institutions of the Bahá'í religious teachings. [about]
- 1917. Bahá'í Martyrdoms in Persia in the Year 1903 AD, by Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali. A memoir by Abdu'l-Bahá, erroneously credited to Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali, published in English as a 28-page book in 1904 and 1917, covering events from March-September 1903. [about]
- 1916. Read-Aloud Plays, by Horace Holley. Nine short plays. Contains no mention of the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
- 1916. Divinations and Creation, by Horace Holley. A collection of poetry. Does not mention the Bahá'í Faith. [about]
- 1915. Divine Illumination, by W. W. Harmon. An American Theosophist's appreciation of 'Abdu'l-Baha and the Bahá'í message published in 1915. [about]
- 1915/1919. Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha: Volumes 1-3, by Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1915-07. Through Warring Countries to the Mountain of God, by Charles Mason Remey. Experiences of two American Bahá'ís in France, England, and Germany on their way to visit Abdul-Baha in the Israel in 1914. Includes excerpt of address by Abdu'l-Bahá on proofs of the coming Prophet, and letter written by Abdul Sana to a friend in London. [about]
- 1914. River of Life, The: A Selection from the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá. An early book-length compilation, edited and translated by Dawud. [about]
- 1914. Reconciliation of Races and Religions, The, by Thomas Kelly Cheyne. Early history of the Bábí and Bahá'í movements, life stories of their participants, and their contemporary religious context, written by a distinguished British Biblical scholar. [about]
- 1914. Real Turk, The, by Stanwood Cobb. Reflections on three years spent in Turkey during the rise of the Young Turk Party and the downfall of Abdul Hamid; the character of the Turkish, their temperament, and their way of looking at life. [about]
- 1914. Observations of a Bahá'í Traveller, 1908, by Charles Mason Remey. An account of travels among some Bahá'ís in Egypt, Israel, and Persia in 1908, written at the suggestion of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1913. Modern Social Religion, The, by Horace Holley. Early introduction to the Bahá'í Faith, its history, and its social teachings. [about]
- 1912. Bahá'ísm, the religion of brotherhood and its place in the evolution of creeds, by Francis Henry Skrine. An outsider's sympathetic portrayal of the Bahá'í history and teachings, written with "express approval" of Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1912. Bahá'ísm, by Edward Sell. An early book-length overview, by a Christian for a missionary audience. [about]
- 1912. Bahá'í Movement, The: A Series of Nineteen Papers, by Charles Mason Remey. Essays on Bahá'í history and teachings. [about]
- 1911. Conversion of Mormonism, The, by George Townshend. This booklet by a gentile setting up churches and schools in Utah is very kind toward the Mormons. The writer, broad minded about Utah's majority religion, outlines Mormon history before detailing his own church's mission to Utah. (No mention of Bahá'í.) [about]
- 1911/2007. Views of Akka, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and Other Places: Photographs of "The Dwelling Place of the Most High," Authorized by Abdu'l-Baha. Pictures of Akká taken between 1903-1911, with historical annotations and bibliographical data added later, in 2007 by Troxel and in 2008 by Cary Enoch Reinstein. [about]
- 1911/1970. Mountain of God, The, by E. S. (Ethel Stefana) Stevens, in World Order, 4:3-4:4. Book excerpts, sympathetic portrayal by a non-Bahá'í of Abdu'l-Bahá and the small band of Bahá’ís who lived in Haifa and 'Akká early in 20th Century. [about]
- 1911-1914. Le Béyan Persan, by Báb, The. French translation of the Persian Bayán, one of the principal writings of the Báb. [about]
- 1910. Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, The, by E. G. Browne. Includes discussion of Bahá'ís and Bábís in "Attitude of Bahá’ís towards Persian Politics" (pp. 424-429) and "The Assassination of Nasiru'd-Din Shah" (60-62). Search text for Bábí for other references. [about]
- 1910. Oriental Rose, The: The Teachings of Abdul Baha Which Trace the Chart of "The Shining Pathway", by Mary Hanford Ford. Early summary of the history of the Faith by a pilgrim who met Abdu'l-Bahá, including content from Nicolas' book Seyyed Ali Mohammed Dit Le Bab. [about]
- 1910. God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts, by Laura Clifford Barney. A play based on events in the lives of the early Babis, with a focus on Tahirih. [about]
- 1910/1911. Essai Sur le Cheikhisme, by A.L.M. Nicolas. One of the earliest biographies of Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i and Siyyid Kazim Rashi, founders of Iranian reform movements in the 18th and 19th centuries. [about]
- 1910-1911. Star of the West Volume 1, in Star of the West, Vol. 1 (English text only). [about]
- 1909. Bahá'í Movement for Universal Religion, The: Bahá'ísm , by Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney. Early scholarly defense of the necessity of religion and the Bahá'í Faith in particular, including discussion of Bahá'í history and principles, written by the first French Bahá'í. [about]
- 1909/1911. Splendour of God, The: Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahais. An early overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history, along with early translations of Seven Valleys, Hidden Words, and selected texts from other tablets. [about]
- 1908. Year With the Bahá'ís of India and Burma, A, by Sydney Sprague. Sydney Sprague's 1908 account. [about]
- 1908. Table Talks with Abdu'l-Baha, by George F. Winterburn and Rosa V. Winterburn. Lengthy notes taken in February 1904, published as a 32-page book in July 1908 at the request of Thornton Chase. [about]
- 1907. Whence? Why? Whither?: Man, things, other things, by Arthur Pillsbury Dodge. Meditations on the purpose of humanity, the reality of religion, signs of the Kingdom, racism, and prophecies fulfilled. Includes response to a speech on politics and history by Cornell University president Andrew D. White. Not yet proofread. [about]
- 1907. Ten Days in the Light of Akka, by Julia M. Grundy. A lengthy recollection of conversations with Abdu'l-Bahá and notes of his lectures. [about]
- 1907. Table Talks and Notes Taken at Acca, by Corinne True and Mirza Hadi. Notes of a pilgrimage in 1907, and Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions posed by True, published as a book. [about]
- 1905. Seyyèd Ali Mohammed, dit le Bâb, by A.L.M. Nicolas. The first detailed biography of The Bab written in a Western language. [about]
- 1905. Brief Account of My Visit to Acca, A, by Mary L. Lucas. Detailed notes of a visit to Haifa, January-February 1905, and Abdu'l-Bahá's interpretations of several passages from the Bible. [about]
- 1903. Life and Teachings of Abbas Effendi, by Myron Henry Phelps and Bahiyyih Khanum. Abdu'l-Bahá's life, as told by his sister Bahiyyih Khanum in 1903, with additional experiences by Myron Phelps. [about]
- 1903. Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace, The, by Paul Kingston Dealy. Early collection of lectures on Bahá'í teachings and history with reference to the Bible, and a "supplement" by Abdu'l-Bahá. [about]
- 1902. Literary History of Persia: Volumes 1-4, by E. G. Browne. The essential text for students of Iranian literature through the ages. [about]
- 1902. Explanations Concerning Sacred Mysteries, by Mirza Asad'Ullah. Essays on the book of Daniel, and on the mysteries of: daily sacrifice, the kingdom, death, prayers for the dead, the figure 9, Jonah, fasting, and prayer. [about]
- 1902. Bahá'í Proofs, The, by Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani. A book of history and theology composed in America, in which Gulpaygani gives an exposition of the Faith from a Christian point of view. Until Esslemont's Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, it was a standard Bahá'í textbook. Persian original included. [about]
- 1902-02. Revelation of Bahaullah in a Sequence of Four Lessons, The. One of the earliest English-language histories of the Faith, written to prove the truth of Bahá'u'lláh's revelation through Biblical prophecy. [about]
- 1901. Lessons on the Beha Revelation, by W. Hooper Harris. Early overview of Bahá'í theology from a biblical perspective. [about]
- 1900. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Two translations collated, by Bahá'u'lláh. Translation by Anton Haddad combined with the few passages translated by Shoghi Effendi, collated by Sen McGlinn. [about]
- 1900. Prayers, Tablets, Instructions and Miscellany: Gathered by American Visitors to the Holy City During the Summer of 1900, by Edward C. Getsinger and Lua Getsinger. Around the time of Kheiralla's defection, Abdu'l-Bahá selected some texts on the Covenant which, along with pilgrim's notes of the second party of American Bahá'ís to visit Akka, were translated and published as this book. [about]
- 1900. Behá 'U'lláh (the glory of God), by Ibrahim George Kheiralla. A lengthy proclamation of the new Manifestation, written in a theological, comparative, and historical approach. [about]
- 1900. Addresses Delivered before the New York and Chicago Assemblies, by Abdel Karim Effendi Teherani. Talks to the New York and Chicago assemblies, delivered at Abdu'l-Bahá's request, to deepen the believers following the covenant-breaking of Ibrahim Kheiralla, published as a 100-page booklet. [about]
- 1893. New History (tarikh-i-jadid) of Mirza Ali-Muhammed the Bab, The, by Husayn Hamadani. Detailed history of the Bab, translated into English. Also known as Tarikh-i Badi'-i Bayani. [about]
- 1893/1927. Year Amongst the Persians, A, by E. G. Browne. Browne's famous account of his extended visit to Iran in 1887-1888; includes many references to Bábí and Bahá'í history and personages. [about]
- 1892. Persia and the Persian Question, volume I, by George N. Curzon. In Moojan Momen's "The Bábí and Bahá'í Religions 1844-1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts" (1981), p. 45, the work is described: "One of the most remarkable books ever to appear on Persia…", reviewed through p. 47 and used many times beyond. [about]
- 1891/1975. Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A, by E. G. Browne and Abdu'l-Bahá. Annotated translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's history of the Bábí and early Bahá'í movements, dated 1886; includes many historical appendices by Browne. [about]
- 1880. My Wanderings in Persia, by T. S. Anderson. Lengthy account of 19th-century travels through Iran. Includes one mention of the "Bawbees." Also includes appendix of distances and terrain from Teheran to other cities, important to a traveller on horseback. [about]
- 1874. Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia, during his tour through Europe in 1873, The, by Nasir al-Din Shah. Contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but is useful for historical context, and a window into the Sháh's worldview. [about]
- 1866. Bab et les Babis, ou Le Soulevement politique et religieux en Perse, de 1845 à 1853, by Aleksandr Kazem-Beg, in Journale Asiatique, volumes 7-8. French translation, serialized in a journal, of a book first published in Russian on the origins of the Bábí Faith; the Mazandaran, Nayriz, and Zanjan events; the life of the Bab; and religious doctrine. [about]
- 1866/1900. Les religions et les philosophies dans l'asie centrale, by Joseph Arthur Gobineau. A lengthy early account of Bábí history by French Orientalist and diplomat Comte de Gobineau, who served as France's envoy to Iran in 1855-1863. [about]
- 1856. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia: With Notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia, by Lady Mary (Leonora Woulfe) Sheil. Considered first travel book on Persia by a woman. Of particular interest to Bahá'ís are her accounts on Babism (Babeeism) and the Bab. [about]
- 1851. Voyage en Perse, by Eugène Flandin. A detailed travel diary, giving a sense of what Iran was like at the time of the Báb. [about]
- 1841-2003. Dictionaries: English-Persian. Links to Google Books and Archive.org for online versions of English-Persian dictionaries. [about]
- 1810-2009. Dictionaries: English-Arabic. Links to Google Books and Archive.org for online versions of many English-Arabic dictionaries. [about]
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