Bahá’u’lláh
and the
New
Era
J.E. Esslemont
BAHÁ’Í PUBLISHING TRUST
WILMETTE, ILLINOIS
Copyright 1950, c1970, 1976, 1980 by the
National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá’ís of the United States
All rights reserved
Library of Congress
Esslemont, John Ebenezer, 1874–1925.
Bahá’u’lláh and the new era.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Bahaism. 2. Bahá Ullah, 1817–1892.
I. Title.
BP365.E8 1980 297’.89 80–24305
First edition, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1923
First revised edition, Bahá’í Publishing Committee, New York, 1937
Second revised edition, Bahá’í Publishing Committee, Wilmette, 1950
Third revised edition, Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, 1970
Fourth revised paper edition, Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, 1976
Fourth revised cloth edition, Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, 1980
Fifth revised paper edition, Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Wilmette, 1980
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