* * * * * 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. * * * * * 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 THE SOUL 46 VI THE SUMMER AFTERNOON OF A SHAM 58 VII IN THE TWILIGHT OF AN IDEA 70 VIII WITH THE HURIS 83 BOOK THE SECOND IN THE TEMPLE TO NATURE 97 I THE DOWRY OF DEMOCRACY 99 II SUBTRANSCENDENTAL 115 III THE FALSE DAWN 125 IV THE LAST STAR 130 V PRIESTO-PARENTAL 143 VI FLOUNCES AND RUFFLES 154 VII THE HOWDAJ OF FALSEHOOD 167 VIII THE KAABA OF SOLITUDE 181 IX SIGNS OF THE HERMIT 192 X THE VINEYARD IN THE KAABA 202 BOOK THE THIRD IN KULMAKAN