History of modern literature death he was working on "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (published unfinished). John McCrae was born. Hilaire Belloc was born (27 July). In 1872 Dostoevsky published "The Possessed" (or "Demons" or "The Devils"). Lewis Carroll published "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There". Samuel Butler published "Erewhon", an early science fiction novel. Jules Verne published "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours" ("Around the World in Eighty Days"). In 1873 Alfred Jarry was born (8 September). In 1874 Jules Verne published "L'île mystérieuse" ("The Mysterious Island"). In 1875 "Carmen", a French opera by Georges Bizet, with text by Henri
Alfred Le Chatelier embraced the mysticism of Sufi brotherhoods. The "Revue du monde musulman" did not oppose colonialism. Le Chatelier tried to put to rest the fears of colonial officials that some huge pan-Islamic movement would sweep aside their authority, and to assure them that if a realistic, fact-based and sympathetic policy were adopted toward the Muslim subjects of French colonies there need be no unrest. In 1911 Le Chatelier published "La conquête du monde Musulman", a survey of Protestant missions in Islamic societies, in the "Revue du monde musulman". The article was quickly translated into Arabic and published in many Egyptian newspapers.