Henry Van Dyke

Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This antiquarian volume contains an interesting, general discussion about fishing and the many novelties, delights, and vicissitudes that accompany this most ancient pursuit. Written in simple, plain language and full of interesting ideas and aphoristic comments, this text will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in fishing, and it makes for a lovely addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Fisherman's Luck', 'The Thrilling Moment', 'Talkability', 'A Wild Strawberry', 'Lovers and Landscape', 'A Fatal Success', 'Fishing in Books', 'A Norwegian Honeymoon', 'Who Owns The Mountains', 'The Open Fire', et cetera. This text is being republished now complete with a specially commissioned introduction on the history of fishing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473370654
• Artikelnr.: 44373037

Autorenporträt

Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. was an American novelist, educator, diplomat, and Presbyterian minister. Van Dyke was born November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Henry Jackson van Dyke Sr. (1822-1891), a famous Brooklyn Presbyterian preacher recognized in the antebellum era for his anti-abolitionist beliefs. The family descended from Jan Thomasse van Dijk, who came from Holland to North America in 1652. The younger Henry van Dyke graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1869, Princeton University in 1873, and Princeton Theological Seminary in 1877. He was a professor of English literature at Princeton from 1899 to 1923. Among the many pupils he impacted was future star travel writer Richard Halliburton (1900-1939), then-Editor-in-Chief of the Princeton Pictorial. Van Dyke oversaw the group that developed the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship, in 1906. Dr. van Dyke served as an instructor at the University of Paris from 1908 to 2009. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson appointed van Dyke, a friend and old classmate, as Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg. World War I erupted shortly after his appointment, devastating Europe. Americans from all over Europe came to Holland seeking shelter.