Name: The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales
Author: Henry Van Dyke
ISBN: 978-1374934702

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The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales

By Henry Van Dyke 28 Feb, 2020

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"Why do you choose such a title as The Valley of Vision for your book," said my friend; "do you mean that one can see farther from the valley than from the mountain-top?" This question set me thinking, as every honest question ought to do. Here is the result of my thoughts, which you will take for what it is worth, if you care to read the book. The mountain-top is the place of outlook over the earth and the sea. But it is in the valley of suffering, endurance, and self-sacrifice that the deepest visions of the meaning of life come to us. Less

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Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and author. He graduated from Princeton in 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1874. He was pastor of the Bric...

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