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The ruling passion (1901)

The ruling passion (1901)

Literary Fiction Short Stories

Henry van Dyke

Year: 1901
Authors: Henry van Dyke
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. 1901. A collection of stories by the American clergyman, educator, and author. In this book, Van Dyke wants to tell about ruling passions from the perspective of characters who are chosen for the most part among plain people, because their feelings are expressed with fewer words and costumed for social effect. The scene is laid on Nature's stage because he likes to be out-of-doors. A lover of Music; The reward of Virtue; A brave Heart; The Gentle Life; A Friend of Justice; The white Blot; A year of Nobility; and the Keeper of the Light. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.