02748cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000032001122450070001442640051002143000047002653360026003123370026003383380036003645000031004005050480004315080141009115201206010525340045022586530028023036530032023318560042023639990017024056009UtSlPG20260610133146.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aVan Dyke, Henry,d1852-193314aThe Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-07-010 aA remembered dream -- Antwerp road -- A city of refuge -- A sanctuary of trees -- The king’s high way -- Half-told tales: The traitor in the house. Justice of the elements. Ashes of vengenace -- The broken soldier and the maid of France -- The hearing ear -- Sketches of Quebec -- A classic instance -- Half-told tales: The new era and carry on. The primitive and his sandals. Diana and the lions -- The hero and tin soldiers -- Salvage Point -- The Boy of Nazareth dreams.  aText file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the
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HTML file produced by David Widger  a"The Valley of Vision: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales" by Henry Van Dyke is a collection of romantic tales interwoven with reflections on life, likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of suffering, sacrifice, and the deep insights gained from hardships, beginning with a profound dream that delves into the relationship between humanity and divinity, illustrated through striking imagery and mythic characters.  At the start of the narrative, the author introduces a vivid dream that he experienced twenty-five years prior, where he finds himself in an ancient city at midnight. The dream features two heroic figures, representatives of mankind and God, engaged in a poignant dispute that symbolizes the eternal conflict between faith and doubt. As the dream unfolds, the atmosphere descends into chaos, reflecting the turmoil of the human experience, culminating in a desperate effort to flee from a city engulfed in strife. The dream sets the tone for the subsequent stories within the collection, suggesting an exploration of how visions and dreams influence both individual lives and the broader human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, American  aReligious fiction, American40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6009  c48032d48032