Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world's bestselling ... But the success of his writing in English owes much to a woman called Mary Haskell, a progressive Boston school headmistress who ...

Kahlil Gibran, the poet-philosopher-artist ... Returning to Boston, he met Mary Haskell, who became his longtime patron. Moving to Greenwich Village in 1911, Gibran became part of a community ...

Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth ... him with menial work), and especially his patron and confidante, Mary Haskell. The latter remained devoted to him her entire life and also financed ...