| The Mansion Contributor(s): Van Dyke, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605974951 ISBN-13: 9781605974958 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $11.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Henry Van Dyke was a 19th century American educator, clergyman, and writer. After graduating from the Princeton Theological Seminary he became a professor of literature at Princeton. He later became the U S minister to the Netherlands. While ambassador to the Netherlands he played a major role in helping President Wilson keep the US out of World War I. Van Dyke wrote poetry, essays and hymns. He wrote the words to the hymn Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee. The Mansion is a Christmas story about a mansion that tells of "not of money squandered but of wealth prudently applied." The Other Wiseman is the companion book to The Mansion. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 6.95" W x 9.17" (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry Van Dyke was a 19th century American educator, clergyman, and writer. After graduating from the Princeton Theological Seminary he became a professor of literature at Princeton. He later became the U S minister to the Netherlands. While ambassador to the Netherlands he played a major role in helping President Wilson keep the US out of World War I. Van Dyke wrote poetry, essays and hymns. He wrote the words to the hymn Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee. The Mansion is a Christmas story about a mansion that tells of "not of money squandered but of wealth prudently applied". The Other Wiseman is the companion book to The Mansion. |
