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Preface to 1950 Edition
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Preface to 1950 Edition
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With this edition the American Bahá'í Publishing Committee
takes over copyright and other interests in "Bahá'u'lláh
and the New Era" from Messrs. George Allen ~ Unwin Ltd., of
London, England, through whom the late Dr. J. E. Esslemont
published his famous book more than twenty years ago. Under
arrangement with the British publishers, the Committee has
since 1928 brought out eleven printings, in addition to the first
American edition imported by Brentano's of New York.
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This edition does not displace the text as it has appeared
since major revision was made in the book under the direction
of the Guardian of the Faith in 1937, as the time has not come
for anything like a thorough recasting of the book to make its
references to world conditions completely contemporaneous.
Dr. Esslemont's work endures as a trustworthy introduction to
the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith. Its translation
into some thirty different languages attests its appeal to
students in the East as well as the West.
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It should be added that any further revision of the text in
the future is subject to approval by Shoghi Effendi. The Committee
has no authority to pass upon revisions which may be
desired by Bahá'ís of other countries for their particular need.
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Bahá'í Publishing Committee
December, 1950
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