""A Prophet in Babylon: A Story of Social Service"" is a novel written by William James Dawson and published in 1907. The book follows the story of a young man named John Barton, who leaves his comfortable life in England to work as a social worker in the slums of London. After a few years, John is sent to Babylon, a fictional city in the Middle East, to take charge of a mission that aims to improve the lives of the poor and oppressed. In Babylon,...