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      The Spiritual Classic

      Kahlil Gibran

      With an Introduction by

       TOM BUTLER-BOWDON

      This edition first published 2020

      Introduction copyright © Tom Butler-Bowdon, 2020

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      CONTENTS

      1  Cover

      2  An Introduction

      3  About Tom Butler-Bowdon

      4  Chapter I: On the Coming of the Ship

      5  Chapter II: On Love

      6  Chapter III: On Marriage

      7  Chapter IV: On Children

      8  Chapter V: On Giving

      9  Chapter VI: On Eating and Drinking

      10  Chapter VII: On Work

      11  Chapter VIII: On Joy and Sorrow

      12  Chapter IX: On Houses

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