Selected as being the best manuscript offered during the contest of
1897, and awarded the prize of $1,000.
Yusuf, a Persian of the fire-worshiping sect, has, at his first
sacrifice of a human life, revolted against the horror of his religion,
and he decides to leave Persia in search of Truth. In his travels he
meets that strangest character of ancient or medieval times, Mohammed.
The scene is confined almost entirely to Arabia.
No. 6. September, 1898.
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