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100 1 _aVan Dyke, Henry,
_d1852-1933
245 1 4 _aThe Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-07-01
505 0 _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.
508 _aText file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, American
653 _aReligious fiction, American
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6009
999 _c48032
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