The Mansion
ISBN-13:
9781605974958
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
18.04.2008
Seiten:
48
Autor:
Henry Van Dyke
Gewicht:
111 g
Format:
235x191x4 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.