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Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933We have 27 books for this author.
 Henry van Dyke (1852 – 1933) was an American author, educator, and clergyman. He graduated from Princeton University, 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1874 and served as a professor of English literature at Princeton between 1899 and 1923. In 1908-09 Dr. Van Dyke was an American lecturer at the University of Paris. By appointment of President Wilson he became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received many other honors. His son is Tertius van Dyke. He chaired the committee that wrote the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship of 1906. Among his popular writings are the two Christmas stories The Other Wise Man (1896) and The First Christmas Tree (1897). Various religious themes of his work are also expressed in his poetry, hymns and the essays collected in Little Rivers (1895) and Fisherman’s Luck (1899). He compiled several short stories in The Blue Flower named after a story by Novalis in 1902. He also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel, The Whole Family (1908). External links
This biographical information was gathered from the Henry_Van_Dyke page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksThe Americanism of WashingtonThe Blue Flower The Broken Soldier and the Maid of France Fighting For Peace The First Christmas Tree A Story of the Forest Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things Golden Stars And Other Verses Following 'The Red Flower' The House of Rimmon A Drama in Four Acts Joy & Power Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness The Lost Word, Christmas stories The Mansion Music and Other Poems The Poems of Henry Van Dyke The Red Flower Poems Written in War Time The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature The Sad Shepherd Songs out of Doors The Spirit of Christmas The Story of the Other Wise Man The Story of the Other Wise Man The Story of the Other Wise Man The Unruly Sprite A Partial Fairy Tale The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales What Peace Means The White Bees The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors |
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