Transcriber’s Note
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.